Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.trusty:def:201820651000
Revision Date:2019-01-01Version:1
Title:CVE-2018-20651 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - medium.
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 14.04 LTS
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Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) is installed.
  • AND The vulnerability of the 'binutils' package in trusty is not known (status: 'needs-triage'). It is pending evaluation.
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