SB2019060621 - Integer overflow in binutils-avr (Alpine package)
Published: June 6, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019060621
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Partial DoS
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-19932)
CWE-ID: CWE-835 - Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow in the IS_CONTAINED_BY_LMAfunction, as defined in the elf.c source code file when handling malicious input. A local attacker can map a section to a segment, trigger an infinite loop condition, resulting in a DoS condition.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.