Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:201797440000000
Revision Date:2017-06-19Version:1
Title:CVE-2017-9744 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - low.
Description:The sh_elf_set_mach_from_flags function in bfd/elf32-sh.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted binary file, as demonstrated by mishandling of this file during "objdump -D" execution.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2017-9744
Platform(s):Ubuntu 18.10
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Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) is installed.
  • AND binutils package in cosmic, is related to the CVE in some way and has been fixed (note: '2.31.1-6ubuntu1.1').
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