Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:2017124570000000
Revision Date:2017-08-04Version:1
Title:CVE-2017-12457 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - low.
Description:The bfd_make_section_with_flags function in section.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a NULL dereference via a crafted file.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2017-12457
Platform(s):Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) is installed.
  • AND binutils package in bionic, is related to the CVE in some way and has been fixed (note: '2.29.1-1ubuntu1').
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