GLSA-201908-01 : Binutils: Multiple vulnerabilities

critical Nessus Plugin ID 127559

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201908-01 (Binutils: Multiple vulnerabilities)

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Binutils. Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.
Impact :

A remote attacker, by enticing a user to compile/execute a specially crafted ELF, object, PE, or binary file, could possibly cause a Denial of Service condition or have other unspecified impacts.
Workaround :

There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All Binutils users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=sys-devel/binutils-2.32-r1'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-01

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 127559

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201908-01.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Published: 8/12/2019

Updated: 1/6/2020

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:binutils, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/3/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/25/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-10372, CVE-2018-10373, CVE-2018-10534, CVE-2018-10535, CVE-2018-12641, CVE-2018-12697, CVE-2018-12698, CVE-2018-12699, CVE-2018-12700, CVE-2018-13033, CVE-2018-19931, CVE-2018-19932, CVE-2018-20002, CVE-2018-20651

GLSA: 201908-01