Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201769660000000
Revision Date:2017-03-17Version:1
Title:CVE-2017-6966 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - low.
Description:readelf in GNU Binutils 2.28 has a use-after-free (specifically read-after-free) error while processing multiple, relocated sections in an MSP430 binary. This is caused by mishandling of an invalid symbol index, and mishandling of state across invocations.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2017-6966
Platform(s):Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
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Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) is installed.
  • AND binutils package in xenial is affected and needs fixing.
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