CVE-2014-8485

Publication date 9 December 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

The setup_group function in bfd/elf.c in libbfd in GNU binutils 2.24 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted section group headers in an ELF file.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
binutils	14.10 utopic	Fixed 2.24.90.20141014-0ubuntu3.1
	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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Patch details

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/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;a=patch;h=493a33860c71cac998f1a56d6d87d6faa801fbaa

References

MITRE
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-2496-1
GNU binutils vulnerabilities
9 February 2015

Other references

http://lcamtuf.blogspot.com.au/2014/10/psa-dont-run-strings-on-untrusted-files.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/26
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8485