Bug 1452176 (CVE-2017-9044)

Summary: CVE-2017-9044 binutils: Out-of-bounds read in the print_symbol_for_build_attribute function
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: Andrej Nemec <anemec>
Component: vulnerabilityAssignee: Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
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Version: unspecifiedCC: erik-fedora, fedora-mingw, gscott, jakub, klember, ktietz, law, nickc, ohudlick, rjones, security-response-team, yselkowi
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Description Andrej Nemec 2017-05-18 13:27:53 UTC 
The print_symbol_for_build_attribute function in readelf.c in GNU Binutils allows attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid read and SEGV) via a crafted ELF file.

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https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/05/12/binutils-multiple-crashes/
Comment 2 Andrej Nemec 2017-08-24 09:42:12 UTC 
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Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Low security impact. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.