Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:201784210000000
Revision Date:2017-05-02Version:1
Title:CVE-2017-8421 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - low.
Description:The function coff_set_alignment_hook in coffcode.h in Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, has a memory leak vulnerability which can cause memory exhaustion in objdump via a crafted PE file. Additional validation in dump_relocs_in_section in objdump.c can resolve this.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2017-8421
Platform(s):Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
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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: '2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.1').
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