SB2021121804 - Fedora 34 update for mingw-binutils
Published: December 18, 2021
Security Bulletin ID
SB2021121804
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-45078)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in stab_xcoff_builtin_type() function in stabs.c. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it using the affected software, trigger out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Note, the vulnerability exists due to incorrect patch for #VU13471 (CVE-2018-12699).
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.