The load_debug_section function in readelf.c in GNU Binutils 2.29.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory access and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via an ELF file that lacks section headers. Upstream issue: https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22510 Upstream patches: https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=f425ec6600b69e39eb605f3128806ff688137ea8
Created binutils tracking bugs for this issue: Affects: fedora-all [bug 1499311] Created mingw-binutils tracking bugs for this issue: Affects: epel-all [bug 1499310]