UBUNTU-CVE-2018-6759

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-6759
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-6759.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-6759
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Published
2018-02-06T21:29:00Z
Modified
2025-07-18T16:44:30Z
Severity
  • 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

The bfdgetdebuglinkinfo_1 function in opncls.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.30, has an unchecked strnlen operation. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a crafted ELF file.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / binutils

Package

Name
binutils
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/binutils@2.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm6?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*

2.23.52.20130913-0ubuntu1
2.23.90.20131017-1ubuntu1
2.23.90.20131116-1ubuntu1
2.23.91.20131123-1ubuntu1
2.24-1ubuntu1
2.24-1ubuntu2
2.24-2ubuntu1
2.24-2ubuntu2
2.24-2ubuntu3
2.24-4ubuntu1
2.24-5ubuntu1
2.24-5ubuntu2
2.24-5ubuntu3
2.24-5ubuntu3.1
2.24-5ubuntu13
2.24-5ubuntu14
2.24-5ubuntu14.1
2.24-5ubuntu14.2
2.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm1
2.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm2
2.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm3
2.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm5
2.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm6

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / binutils

Package

Name
binutils
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/binutils@2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm1

Affected versions

2.*

2.25.1-6ubuntu1
2.25.51.20151022-0ubuntu2
2.25.51.20151022-0ubuntu3
2.25.51.20151027-0ubuntu1
2.25.51.20151028-0ubuntu1
2.25.51.20151106-0ubuntu1
2.25.51.20151113-1ubuntu1
2.25.51.20151113-2ubuntu1
2.25.90.20151125-1ubuntu1
2.25.90.20151125-2ubuntu1
2.25.90.20151211-0ubuntu1
2.25.90.20151211-0ubuntu2
2.25.90.20160101-1ubuntu1
2.25.90.20160101-1ubuntu2
2.26-2ubuntu1
2.26-3ubuntu1
2.26-4ubuntu1
2.26-5ubuntu1
2.26-6ubuntu1
2.26-7ubuntu2
2.26-8ubuntu1
2.26-8ubuntu2
2.26-8ubuntu2.1
2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04
2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.1
2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.3
2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.4
2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.5
2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.6
2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.7
2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8

Ecosystem specific 

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            "binary_name": "binutils",
            "binary_version": "2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm1"
        },
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        },
        {
            "binary_name": "binutils-alpha-linux-gnu",
            "binary_version": "2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "binutils-arm-linux-gnueabi",
            "binary_version": "2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm1"
        },
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        {
            "binary_name": "binutils-doc",
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        },
        {
            "binary_name": "binutils-hppa-linux-gnu",
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        },
        {
            "binary_name": "binutils-hppa64-linux-gnu",
            "binary_version": "2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "binutils-m68k-linux-gnu",
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        },
        {
            "binary_name": "binutils-mips-linux-gnu",
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        },
        {
            "binary_name": "binutils-mips64-linux-gnuabi64",
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        },
        {
            "binary_name": "binutils-mips64el-linux-gnuabi64",
            "binary_version": "2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "binutils-mipsel-linux-gnu",
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        {
            "binary_name": "binutils-multiarch",
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        },
        {
            "binary_name": "binutils-multiarch-dev",
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        },
        {
            "binary_name": "binutils-powerpc-linux-gnu",
            "binary_version": "2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "binutils-powerpc-linux-gnuspe",
            "binary_version": "2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "binutils-powerpc64-linux-gnu",
            "binary_version": "2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "binutils-powerpc64le-linux-gnu",
            "binary_version": "2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "binutils-s390x-linux-gnu",
            "binary_version": "2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm1"
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            "binary_name": "binutils-sh4-linux-gnu",
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            "binary_name": "binutils-source",
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    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}