SB2019060621 - Integer overflow in binutils-avr (Alpine package)
Published: June 6, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019060621
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-19932)
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.