CVE-2017-9040
Fixed in a distro release EPSS 2%
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.
Products: gnu binutils
Distro releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Arch Linux | binutils | 2.29.0-1 |
| Debian 12 | binutils | 2.29-1 |
| Debian 13 | binutils | 2.29-1 |
| Debian 14 | binutils | 2.29-1 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 | binutils | 2.29.1-9.20.2 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 | binutils | 2.29.1-9.20.2 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 | binutils | 2.29.1-9.20.2 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 | binutils | 2.29.1-9.20.2 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2 | binutils | 2.29.1-9.20.2 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 | binutils | 2.29.1-9.20.2 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 | binutils | 2.29.1-9.20.2 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 | binutils | 2.29.1-9.20.2 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2 | binutils | 2.29.1-9.20.2 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2 | cross-ppc-binutils | 2.29.1-9.20.2 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2 | cross-spu-binutils | 2.29.1-9.20.2 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3 | binutils | 2.29.1-9.20.2 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3 | cross-ppc-binutils | 2.29.1-9.20.2 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3 | cross-spu-binutils | 2.29.1-9.20.2 |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | binutils | no fix |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | binutils | 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm1 |