CVE-2014-8738

Publication date 15 January 2015

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

The _bfd_slurp_extended_name_table function in bfd/archive.c in GNU binutils 2.24 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid write, segmentation fault, and crash) via a crafted extended name table in an archive.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
binutils 14.10 utopic
Fixed 2.24.90.20141014-0ubuntu3.1
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 2.24-5ubuntu3.1
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 2.22-6ubuntu1.2
10.04 LTS lucid
Fixed 2.20.1-3ubuntu7.2

Patch details

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Package Patch details
binutils

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-2496-1
    • GNU binutils vulnerabilities
    • 9 February 2015

Other references