CVE-2014-8484

Publication date 9 December 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

The srec_scan function in bfd/srec.c in libdbfd in GNU binutils before 2.25 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a small S-record.

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Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
binutils	14.10 utopic	Not affected
	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

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Notes

sbeattie

last chunk of commit is to revert immediately prior commit, dropping that chunk from our patch

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package	Patch details
binutils	Upstream: https://sourceware.org/git/?p=binutils-gdb.git;a=commit;h=bd25671c6f202c4a5108883caa2adb24ff6f361f

References

MITRE
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-2496-1
GNU binutils vulnerabilities
9 February 2015

Other references

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/23/4
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/23/5
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/26
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/26/2
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8484