SB2024040137 - SUSE update for gdb

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 secuirty vulnerabilities.

1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-16829)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the elf-properties.c function in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed file. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds read error and crash the affected application.

2) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-7208)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists in the coff_pointerize_aux function in the coffgen.c source code due to insufficient validation of an index. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted COFF file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger a segmentation fault and cause the service to crash.

3) Authorization bypass through user-controlled key (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-4806)

The vulnerability allows a remote user to bypass implemented security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to authorization bypass through user-controlled key. A remote user can bypass implemented security restrictions.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20240319-1/