SB2021040736 - openEuler update for binutils

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.

1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-0551)

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to load value injection in some Intel(R) Processors utilizing speculative execution may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via a side channel with local access.

2) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-16592)

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to perform a denial of service attack.

The vulnerability exists in bfd_hash_lookup. A local attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted data, trigger use-after-free and perform a denial of service attack.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://www.openeuler.org/en/security/security-bulletins/detail/?id=openEuler-SA-2021-1098