Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:2018206510000000
Revision Date:2019-01-01Version:1
Title:CVE-2018-20651 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - low.
Description:A NULL pointer dereference was discovered in elf_link_add_object_symbols in elflink.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.31.1. This occurs for a crafted ET_DYN with no program headers. A specially crafted ELF file allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, as demonstrated by ld.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2018-20651
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 affected and needs fixing.
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