SB2023052342 - Red Hat Software Collections update for devtoolset-12-binutils

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SB2023052342 - Red Hat Software Collections update for devtoolset-12-binutils

Published: May 23, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB2023052342
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3826)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the dlang_lname() function in d-demangle.c in libiberty. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack via a crafted mangled symbol.


2) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-4285)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error when parsing an ELF file containing corrupt symbol version information. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted file to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References