Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201783980000000
Revision Date:2017-05-01Version:1
Title:CVE-2017-8398 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - low.
Description:dwarf.c in GNU Binutils 2.28 is vulnerable to an invalid read of size 1 during dumping of debug information from a corrupt binary. This vulnerability causes programs that conduct an analysis of binary programs, such as objdump and readelf, to crash.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2017-8398
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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