An update of the binutils package has been released.

According to the version of the binutils packages installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerability :

  - GNU binutils gold gold v1.11-v1.16 (GNU binutils     v2.21-v2.31.1) is affected by: Improper Input     Validation, Signed/Unsigned Comparison, Out-of-bounds     Read. The impact is: Denial of service. The component     is: gold/fileread.cc:497, elfcpp/elfcpp_file.h:644. The     attack vector is: An ELF file with an invalid e_shoff     header field must be opened.(CVE-2019-1010204)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2020:1797 advisory.

  - binutils: Improper Input Validation, Signed/Unsigned     Comparison, Out-of-bounds Read in gold/fileread.cc and     elfcpp/elfcpp_file.h leads to denial of service     (CVE-2019-1010204)

  - binutils: integer overflow leading to a SEGV in
    _bfd_dwarf2_find_nearest_line in dwarf2.c     (CVE-2019-17451)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

According to the versions of the binutils packages installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - GNU binutils gold gold v1.11-v1.16 (GNU binutils     v2.21-v2.31.1) is affected by: Improper Input     Validation, Signed/Unsigned Comparison, Out-of-bounds     Read. The impact is: Denial of service. The component     is: gold/fileread.cc:497, elfcpp/elfcpp_file.h:644. The     attack vector is: An ELF file with an invalid e_shoff     header field must be opened.(CVE-2019-1010204)

  - The _bfd_xcoff_read_ar_hdr function in     bfd/coff-rs6000.c and bfd/coff64-rs6000.c in the Binary     File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as     distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29 and earlier, allows     remote attackers to cause an out of bounds stack read     via a crafted COFF image file.(CVE-2017-12451)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

According to the versions of the binutils packages installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - GNU binutils gold gold v1.11-v1.16 (GNU binutils     v2.21-v2.31.1) is affected by: Improper Input     Validation, Signed/Unsigned Comparison, Out-of-bounds     Read. The impact is: Denial of service. The component     is: gold/fileread.cc:497, elfcpp/elfcpp_file.h:644. The     attack vector is: An ELF file with an invalid e_shoff     header field must be opened.(CVE-2019-1010204)

  - The _bfd_elf_parse_attributes function in elf-attrs.c     in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka     libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, allows     remote attackers to cause a denial of service     (_bfd_elf_attr_strdup heap-based buffer over-read and     application crash) via a crafted ELF     file.(CVE-2017-14130)

  - The aarch64_ext_ldst_reglist function in     opcodes/aarch64-dis.c in GNU Binutils 2.28 allows     remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer     overflow and application crash) or possibly have     unspecified other impact via a crafted binary file, as     demonstrated by mishandling of this file during     'objdump -D' execution.(CVE-2017-9756)

  - The process_otr function in bfd/versados.c in the     Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as     distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, does not validate a     certain offset, which allows remote attackers to cause     a denial of service (buffer overflow and application     crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a     crafted binary file, as demonstrated by mishandling of     this file during 'objdump -D' execution.(CVE-2017-9754)

  - The versados_mkobject function in bfd/versados.c in the     Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as     distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, does not initialize a     certain data structure, which allows remote attackers     to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and     application crash) or possibly have unspecified other     impact via a crafted binary file, as demonstrated by     mishandling of this file during 'objdump -D'     execution.(CVE-2017-9753)

  - bfd/vms-alpha.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD)     library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils     2.28, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of     service (buffer overflow and application crash) or     possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted     binary file, as demonstrated by mishandling of this     file in the _bfd_vms_get_value and _bfd_vms_slurp_etir     functions during 'objdump -D' execution.(CVE-2017-9752)

  - The *regs* macros in opcodes/bfin-dis.c in GNU Binutils     2.28 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of     service (buffer overflow and application crash) or     possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted     binary file, as demonstrated by mishandling of this     file during 'objdump -D' execution.(CVE-2017-9749)

  - The ieee_object_p function in bfd/ieee.c in the Binary     File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as     distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, might allow remote     attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow     and application crash) or possibly have unspecified     other impact via a crafted binary file, as demonstrated     by mishandling of this file during 'objdump -D'     execution. NOTE: this may be related to a compiler     bug.(CVE-2017-9748)

  - The ieee_archive_p function in bfd/ieee.c in the Binary     File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as     distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, might allow remote     attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow     and application crash) or possibly have unspecified     other impact via a crafted binary file, as demonstrated     by mishandling of this file during 'objdump -D'     execution. NOTE: this may be related to a compiler     bug.(CVE-2017-9747)

  - The disassemble_bytes function in objdump.c in GNU     Binutils 2.28 allows remote attackers to cause a denial     of service (buffer overflow and application crash) or     possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted     binary file, as demonstrated by mishandling of rae     insns printing for this file during 'objdump -D'     execution.(CVE-2017-9746)

  - The sh_elf_set_mach_from_flags function in     bfd/elf32-sh.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD)     library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils     2.28, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of     service (buffer overflow and application crash) or     possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted     binary file, as demonstrated by mishandling of this     file during 'objdump -D' execution.(CVE-2017-9744)

  - The score_opcodes function in opcodes/score7-dis.c in     GNU Binutils 2.28 allows remote attackers to cause a     denial of service (buffer overflow and application     crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a     crafted binary file, as demonstrated by mishandling of     this file during 'objdump -D' execution.(CVE-2017-9742)

  - readelf.c in GNU Binutils 2017-04-12 has a 'cannot be     represented in type long' issue, which might allow     remote attackers to cause a denial of service     (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other     impact via a crafted ELF file.(CVE-2017-9042)

  - GNU Binutils 2017-04-03 allows remote attackers to     cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and     application crash), related to the     process_mips_specific function in readelf.c, via a     crafted ELF file that triggers a large     memory-allocation attempt.(CVE-2017-9040)

  - The elf_read_notesfunction in bfd/elf.c in GNU Binutils     2.29 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of     service (buffer overflow and application crash) or     possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted     binary file.(CVE-2017-12799)

  - 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.(CVE-2017-8398)

  - The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd),     as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, is vulnerable to     an invalid read of size 1 and an invalid write of size     1 during processing of a corrupt binary containing     reloc(s) with negative addresses. This vulnerability     causes programs that conduct an analysis of binary     programs using the libbfd library, such as objdump, to     crash.(CVE-2017-8397)

  - The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd),     as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, is vulnerable to     an invalid read of size 1 because the existing reloc     offset range tests didn't catch small negative offsets     less than the size of the reloc field. This     vulnerability causes programs that conduct an analysis     of binary programs using the libbfd library, such as     objdump, to crash.(CVE-2017-8396)

  - The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd),     as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, has a     swap_std_reloc_out function in bfd/aoutx.h that is     vulnerable to an invalid read (of size 4) because of     missing checks for relocs that could not be recognised.
    This vulnerability causes Binutils utilities like strip     to crash.(CVE-2017-7302)

  - A NULL pointer dereference (aka SEGV on unknown address     0x000000000000) was discovered in     work_stuff_copy_to_from in cplus-dem.c in GNU     libiberty, as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.30. This     can occur during execution of objdump.(CVE-2018-12697)

  - An issue was discovered in the Binary File Descriptor     (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU     Binutils 2.32. It is a heap-based buffer overflow in
    _bfd_archive_64_bit_slurp_armap in     archive64.c.(CVE-2019-9075)

  - elfcomm.c in readelf in GNU Binutils 2.29 allows remote     attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive     memory allocation) or possibly have unspecified other     impact via a crafted ELF file that triggers a 'buffer     overflow on fuzzed archive header,' related to an     uninitialized variable, an improper conditional jump,     and the get_archive_member_name,     process_archive_index_and_symbols, and setup_archive     functions.(CVE-2017-15996)

  - An issue was discovered in the Binary File Descriptor     (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU     Binutils 2.31. a heap-based buffer over-read in     bfd_getl32 in libbfd.c allows an attacker to cause a     denial of service through a crafted PE file. This     vulnerability can be triggered by the executable     objdump.(CVE-2018-17360)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

According to the versions of the binutils package installed, the EulerOS Virtualization for ARM 64 installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - GNU Binutils 2017-04-03 allows remote attackers to     cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and     application crash), related to the     process_mips_specific function in readelf.c, via a     crafted ELF file that triggers a large     memory-allocation attempt.(CVE-2017-9040)

  - The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd),     as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, has an     aout_link_add_symbols function in bfd/aoutx.h that is     vulnerable to a heap-based buffer over-read     (off-by-one) because of an incomplete check for invalid     string offsets while loading symbols, leading to a GNU     linker (ld) program crash.(CVE-2017-7300)

  - The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd),     as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, has an     aout_link_add_symbols function in bfd/aoutx.h that has     an off-by-one vulnerability because it does not     carefully check the string offset. The vulnerability     could lead to a GNU linker (ld) program     crash.(CVE-2017-7301)

  - The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd),     as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, has a     swap_std_reloc_out function in bfd/aoutx.h that is     vulnerable to an invalid read (of size 4) because of     missing checks for relocs that could not be recognised.
    This vulnerability causes Binutils utilities like strip     to crash.(CVE-2017-7302)

  - The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd),     as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, is vulnerable to     an invalid read (of size 4) because of missing a check     (in the find_link function) for null headers before     attempting to match them. This vulnerability causes     Binutils utilities like strip to crash.(CVE-2017-7303)

  - The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd),     as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, is vulnerable to     an invalid read (of size 8) because of missing a check     (in the copy_special_section_fields function) for an     invalid sh_link field before attempting to follow it.
    This vulnerability causes Binutils utilities like strip     to crash.(CVE-2017-7304)

  - The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd),     as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, is vulnerable to a     global buffer over-read error because of an assumption     made by code that runs for objcopy and strip, that     SHT_REL/SHR_RELA sections are always named starting     with a .rel/.rela prefix. This vulnerability causes     programs that conduct an analysis of binary programs     using the libbfd library, such as objcopy and strip, to     crash.(CVE-2017-8393)

  - The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd),     as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, is vulnerable to     an invalid write of size 8 because of missing a     malloc() return-value check to see if memory had     actually been allocated in the
    _bfd_generic_get_section_contents function. This     vulnerability causes programs that conduct an analysis     of binary programs using the libbfd library, such as     objcopy, to crash.(CVE-2017-8395)

  - The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd),     as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, is vulnerable to     an invalid read of size 1 because the existing reloc     offset range tests didn't catch small negative offsets     less than the size of the reloc field. This     vulnerability causes programs that conduct an analysis     of binary programs using the libbfd library, such as     objdump, to crash.(CVE-2017-8396)

  - The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd),     as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, is vulnerable to     an invalid read of size 1 and an invalid write of size     1 during processing of a corrupt binary containing     reloc(s) with negative addresses. This vulnerability     causes programs that conduct an analysis of binary     programs using the libbfd library, such as objdump, to     crash.(CVE-2017-8397)

  - 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.(CVE-2017-8398)

  - find_abstract_instance_name in dwarf2.c in the Binary     File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as     distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, allows remote     attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite     recursion and application crash) via a crafted ELF     file.(CVE-2017-15024)

  - The setup_group function in elf.c in the Binary File     Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed     in GNU Binutils 2.29, allows remote attackers to cause     a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and     application crash) via a group section that is too     small.(CVE-2017-13710)

  - The elf_read_notesfunction in bfd/elf.c in GNU Binutils     2.29 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of     service (buffer overflow and application crash) or     possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted     binary file.(CVE-2017-12799)

  - elfcomm.c in readelf in GNU Binutils 2.29 allows remote     attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive     memory allocation) or possibly have unspecified other     impact via a crafted ELF file that triggers a ''buffer     overflow on fuzzed archive header,'' related to an     uninitialized variable, an improper conditional jump,     and the get_archive_member_name,     process_archive_index_and_symbols, and setup_archive     functions.(CVE-2017-15996)

  - readelf.c in GNU Binutils 2017-04-12 has a ''cannot be     represented in type long'' issue, which might allow     remote attackers to cause a denial of service     (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other     impact via a crafted ELF file.(CVE-2017-9042)

  - The score_opcodes function in opcodes/score7-dis.c in     GNU Binutils 2.28 allows remote attackers to cause a     denial of service (buffer overflow and application     crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a     crafted binary file, as demonstrated by mishandling of     this file during ''objdump -D''     execution.(CVE-2017-9742)

  - The sh_elf_set_mach_from_flags function in     bfd/elf32-sh.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD)     library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils     2.28, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of     service (buffer overflow and application crash) or     possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted     binary file, as demonstrated by mishandling of this     file during ''objdump -D'' execution.(CVE-2017-9744)

  - The disassemble_bytes function in objdump.c in GNU     Binutils 2.28 allows remote attackers to cause a denial     of service (buffer overflow and application crash) or     possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted     binary file, as demonstrated by mishandling of rae     insns printing for this file during ''objdump -D''     execution.(CVE-2017-9746)

  - The ieee_archive_p function in bfd/ieee.c in the Binary     File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as     distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, might allow remote     attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow     and application crash) or possibly have unspecified     other impact via a crafted binary file, as demonstrated     by mishandling of this file during ''objdump -D''     execution. NOTE: this may be related to a compiler     bug.(CVE-2017-9747)

  - The ieee_object_p function in bfd/ieee.c in the Binary     File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as     distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, might allow remote     attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow     and application crash) or possibly have unspecified     other impact via a crafted binary file, as demonstrated     by mishandling of this file during ''objdump -D''     execution. NOTE: this may be related to a compiler     bug.(CVE-2017-9748)

  - The *regs* macros in opcodes/bfin-dis.c in GNU Binutils     2.28 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of     service (buffer overflow and application crash) or     possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted     binary file, as demonstrated by mishandling of this     file during ''objdump -D'' execution.(CVE-2017-9749)

  - opcodes/rx-decode.opc in GNU Binutils 2.28 lacks bounds     checks for certain scale arrays, which allows remote     attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow     and application crash) or possibly have unspecified     other impact via a crafted binary file, as demonstrated     by mishandling of this file during ''objdump -D''     execution.(CVE-2017-9750)

  - opcodes/rl78-decode.opc in GNU Binutils 2.28 has an     unbounded GETBYTE macro, which allows remote attackers     to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and     application crash) or possibly have unspecified other     impact via a crafted binary file, as demonstrated by     mishandling of this file during ''objdump -D''     execution.(CVE-2017-9751)

  - bfd/vms-alpha.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD)     library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils     2.28, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of     service (buffer overflow and application crash) or     possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted     binary file, as demonstrated by mishandling of this     file in the _bfd_vms_get_value and _bfd_vms_slurp_etir     functions during ''objdump -D''     execution.(CVE-2017-9752)

  - The versados_mkobject function in bfd/versados.c in the     Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as     distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, does not initialize a     certain data structure, which allows remote attackers     to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and     application crash) or possibly have unspecified other     impact via a crafted binary file, as demonstrated by     mishandling of this file during ''objdump -D''     execution.(CVE-2017-9753)

  - The process_otr function in bfd/versados.c in the     Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as     distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, does not validate a     certain offset, which allows remote attackers to cause     a denial of service (buffer overflow and application     crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a     crafted binary file, as demonstrated by mishandling of     this file during ''objdump -D''     execution.(CVE-2017-9754)

  - opcodes/i386-dis.c in GNU Binutils 2.28 does not     consider the number of registers for bnd mode, which     allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service     (buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly     have unspecified other impact via a crafted binary     file, as demonstrated by mishandling of this file     during ''objdump -D'' execution.(CVE-2017-9755)

  - The aarch64_ext_ldst_reglist function in     opcodes/aarch64-dis.c in GNU Binutils 2.28 allows     remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer     overflow and application crash) or possibly have     unspecified other impact via a crafted binary file, as     demonstrated by mishandling of this file during     ''objdump -D'' execution.(CVE-2017-9756)

  - The elf_object_p function in elfcode.h in the Binary     File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as     distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29.1, has an unsigned     integer overflow because bfd_size_type multiplication     is not used. A crafted ELF file allows remote attackers     to cause a denial of service (application crash) or     possibly have unspecified other impact.(CVE-2018-6323)

  - elflink.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library     (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, has     a ''member access within null pointer'' undefined     behavior issue, which might allow remote attackers to     cause a denial of service (application crash) or     possibly have unspecified other impact via an ''int     main() {return 0}'' program.(CVE-2017-7614)

  - An issue was discovered in the Binary File Descriptor     (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU     Binutils 2.32. It is a heap-based buffer overflow in
    _bfd_archive_64_bit_slurp_armap in     archive64.c.(CVE-2019-9075)

  - A NULL pointer dereference (aka SEGV on unknown address     0x000000000000) was discovered in     work_stuff_copy_to_from in cplus-dem.c in GNU     libiberty, as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.30. This     can occur during execution of objdump.(CVE-2018-12697)

  - The bfd_mach_o_i386_canonicalize_one_reloc function in     bfd/mach-o-i386.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD)     library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils     2.29 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause an     out of bounds heap read via a crafted mach-o     file.(CVE-2017-12452)

  - GNU binutils gold gold v1.11-v1.16 (GNU binutils     v2.21-v2.31.1) is affected by: Improper Input     Validation, Signed/Unsigned Comparison, Out-of-bounds     Read. The impact is: Denial of service. The component     is: gold/fileread.cc:497, elfcpp/elfcpp_file.h:644. The     attack vector is: An ELF file with an invalid e_shoff     header field must be opened.(CVE-2019-1010204)

  - The _bfd_xcoff_read_ar_hdr function in     bfd/coff-rs6000.c and bfd/coff64-rs6000.c in the Binary     File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as     distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29 and earlier, allows     remote attackers to cause an out of bounds stack read     via a crafted COFF image file.(CVE-2017-12451)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Published	Updated	Severity
130124	Photon OS 3.0: Binutils PHSA-2019-3.0-0031	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	2019/10/22	2019/12/17	medium
129428	EulerOS 2.0 SP8 : binutils (EulerOS-SA-2019-2069)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	2019/09/30	2021/01/06	medium
136054	RHEL 8 : binutils (RHSA-2020:1797)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	2020/04/28	2020/11/18	medium
129116	EulerOS 2.0 SP5 : binutils (EulerOS-SA-2019-1959)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	2019/09/23	2021/01/06	medium
128734	Photon OS 2.0: Binutils PHSA-2019-2.0-0173	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	2019/09/12	2019/12/30	medium
129234	EulerOS 2.0 SP3 : binutils (EulerOS-SA-2019-2041)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	2019/09/24	2021/01/06	medium
128943	EulerOS Virtualization for ARM 64 3.0.2.0 : binutils (EulerOS-SA-2019-1940)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	2019/09/17	2021/01/06	high
131604	EulerOS 2.0 SP2 : binutils (EulerOS-SA-2019-2450)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	2019/12/04	2021/01/06	high
135628	EulerOS Virtualization 3.0.2.2 : binutils (EulerOS-SA-2020-1466)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	2020/04/16	2021/01/06	high

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