DEBIAN-CVE-2017-17126

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-17126
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Upstream
Published
2017-12-04T08:29:00Z
Modified
2025-09-19T06:07:36Z
Summary
[none]
Details

The loaddebugsection 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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / binutils

Package

Name
binutils
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/binutils?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.29.90.20180122-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:12 / binutils

Package

Name
binutils
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/binutils?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.29.90.20180122-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:13 / binutils

Package

Name
binutils
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/binutils?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.29.90.20180122-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:14 / binutils

Package

Name
binutils
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/binutils?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.29.90.20180122-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}