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Scientific Linux Security Update : binutils on SL7.x x86_64 (20190806)
high Nessus Plugin ID 128209
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Synopsis
The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
Security Fix(es) :- binutils: integer overflow leads to heap-based buffer overflow in objdump (CVE-2018-1000876)
- binutils: Stack Exhaustion in the demangling functions provided by libiberty (CVE-2018-12641)
- binutils: NULL pointer dereference in work_stuff_copy_to_from in cplus- dem.c.
(CVE-2018-12697)
Solution
Update the affected binutils, binutils-debuginfo and / or binutils-devel packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 128209
File Name: sl_20190806_binutils_on_SL7_x.nasl
Version: 1.3
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 8/27/2019
Updated: 2/24/2020
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.6
Temporal Score: 3.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-1000876
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 6.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/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:fermilab:scientific_linux:binutils, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:binutils-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:binutils-devel, x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 8/6/2019
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/22/2018