Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201865430000000
Revision Date:2018-02-02Version:1
Title:CVE-2018-6543 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - low.
Description:In GNU Binutils 2.30, there's an integer overflow in the function load_specific_debug_section() in objdump.c, which results in `malloc()` with 0 size. A crafted ELF file allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2018-6543
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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