Out-of-bounds write in Binutils - CVE-2021-45078

Vulnerability identifier: #VU59293

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 7.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-45078

CWE-ID: CWE-787

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in stab_xcoff_builtin_type() function in stabs.c. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it using the affected software, trigger out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Note, the vulnerability exists due to incorrect patch for #VU13471 (CVE-2018-12699).

Binutils
Gentoo Linux
SUSE CaaS Platform
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server
SUSE Manager Proxy
SUSE Manager Server
SUSE Enterprise Storage
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar
SUSE OpenStack Cloud
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem
openSUSE Leap
Ubuntu
openEuler
Fedora
Dell Data Protection Central
Dell EMC PowerProtect Data Protection
EMC Cloud Tiering Appliance
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Packagehub Subpackages
binutils (Ubuntu package)
binutils-multiarch (Ubuntu package)
mingw-binutils
binutils
binutils-devel
binutils-debugsource
binutils-help
binutils-debuginfo
sys-devel/binutils
sys-libs/binutils-libs
libctf-nobfd0-debuginfo
libctf-nobfd0
libctf0
libctf0-debuginfo
binutils-gold-debuginfo
cross-ppc-binutils
binutils-gold
cross-ppc-binutils-debuginfo
cross-ppc-binutils-debugsource
cross-spu-binutils
cross-spu-binutils-debuginfo
cross-spu-binutils-debugsource
cross-sparc64-binutils-debugsource
cross-sparc64-binutils-debuginfo
cross-sparc64-binutils
cross-sparc-binutils-debugsource
cross-sparc-binutils-debuginfo
cross-sparc-binutils
cross-s390-binutils-debugsource
cross-s390-binutils-debuginfo
cross-riscv64-binutils-debugsource
cross-s390-binutils
cross-s390x-binutils
cross-s390x-binutils-debuginfo
cross-s390x-binutils-debugsource
cross-x86_64-binutils
cross-x86_64-binutils-debuginfo
cross-x86_64-binutils-debugsource
cross-aarch64-binutils
cross-aarch64-binutils-debuginfo
cross-aarch64-binutils-debugsource
cross-ppc64le-binutils
cross-ppc64le-binutils-debuginfo
cross-ppc64le-binutils-debugsource
binutils-devel-32bit
cross-avr-binutils-debuginfo
cross-i386-binutils
cross-hppa64-binutils-debugsource
cross-hppa64-binutils-debuginfo
cross-hppa64-binutils
cross-hppa-binutils-debugsource
cross-hppa-binutils-debuginfo
cross-hppa-binutils
cross-epiphany-binutils-debugsource
cross-epiphany-binutils-debuginfo
cross-epiphany-binutils
cross-avr-binutils-debugsource
cross-rx-binutils-debuginfo
cross-avr-binutils
cross-arm-binutils-debugsource
cross-arm-binutils-debuginfo
cross-arm-binutils
cross-i386-binutils-debugsource
cross-rx-binutils-debugsource
cross-rx-binutils
cross-riscv64-binutils-debuginfo
cross-riscv64-binutils
cross-ppc64-binutils-debugsource
cross-ppc64-binutils-debuginfo
cross-ppc64-binutils
cross-mips-binutils-debugsource
cross-mips-binutils-debuginfo
cross-mips-binutils
cross-m68k-binutils-debugsource
cross-m68k-binutils-debuginfo
cross-m68k-binutils
cross-ia64-binutils-debugsource
cross-ia64-binutils-debuginfo
cross-ia64-binutils
cross-i386-binutils-debuginfo
Dell EMC Storage Monitoring and Reporting (SMR)
EMC ViPR SRM
Dell EMC VxRail Appliance

Install updates from vendor's website.

Binutils - update to 2.38
binutils (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 2.26.11ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm3, 2.34-6ubuntu1.6
binutils-multiarch (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 2.26.11ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm3, 2.34-6ubuntu1.6
mingw-binutils - addressed in versions 2.34-10.fc34, 2.37-3.fc35
binutils - update to 2.34-18
binutils-devel - update to 2.34-18
binutils-debugsource - update to 2.34-18
binutils-help - update to 2.34-18
binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.34-18
sys-devel/binutils - update to 2.38
sys-libs/binutils-libs - update to 2.38
libctf-nobfd0-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.39-9.50.1, 2.39-150100.7.40.1
binutils - addressed in versions 2.39-9.50.1, 2.39-150100.7.40.1
binutils-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.39-9.50.1, 2.39-150100.7.40.1
binutils-debugsource - addressed in versions 2.39-9.50.1, 2.39-150100.7.40.1
binutils-devel - addressed in versions 2.39-9.50.1, 2.39-150100.7.40.1
libctf-nobfd0 - addressed in versions 2.39-9.50.1, 2.39-150100.7.40.1
libctf0 - addressed in versions 2.39-9.50.1, 2.39-150100.7.40.1
libctf0-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.39-9.50.1, 2.39-150100.7.40.1
binutils-gold-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.39-9.50.1, 2.39-150100.7.40.1
cross-ppc-binutils - addressed in versions 2.39-9.50.1, 2.39-150100.7.40.1
binutils-gold - addressed in versions 2.39-9.50.1, 2.39-150100.7.40.1
cross-ppc-binutils-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.39-9.50.1, 2.39-150100.7.40.1
cross-ppc-binutils-debugsource - addressed in versions 2.39-9.50.1, 2.39-150100.7.40.1
cross-spu-binutils - addressed in versions 2.39-9.50.1, 2.39-150100.7.40.1
cross-spu-binutils-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.39-9.50.1, 2.39-150100.7.40.1
cross-spu-binutils-debugsource - addressed in versions 2.39-9.50.1, 2.39-150100.7.40.1
cross-sparc64-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.39-150100.7.40.1
cross-sparc64-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.39-150100.7.40.1
cross-sparc64-binutils - update to 2.39-150100.7.40.1
cross-sparc-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.39-150100.7.40.1
cross-sparc-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.39-150100.7.40.1
cross-sparc-binutils - update to 2.39-150100.7.40.1
cross-s390-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.39-150100.7.40.1
cross-s390-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.39-150100.7.40.1
cross-riscv64-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.39-150100.7.40.1
cross-s390-binutils - update to 2.39-150100.7.40.1
cross-s390x-binutils - update to 2.39-150100.7.40.1
cross-s390x-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.39-150100.7.40.1
cross-s390x-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.39-150100.7.40.1
cross-x86_64-binutils - update to 2.39-150100.7.40.1
cross-x86_64-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.39-150100.7.40.1
cross-x86_64-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.39-150100.7.40.1
cross-aarch64-binutils - update to 2.39-150100.7.40.1
cross-aarch64-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.39-150100.7.40.1
cross-aarch64-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.39-150100.7.40.1
cross-ppc64le-binutils - update to 2.39-150100.7.40.1
cross-ppc64le-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.39-150100.7.40.1
cross-ppc64le-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.39-150100.7.40.1
binutils-devel-32bit - update to 2.39-150100.7.40.1
cross-avr-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.39-150100.7.40.1
cross-i386-binutils - update to 2.39-150100.7.40.1
cross-hppa64-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.39-150100.7.40.1
cross-hppa64-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.39-150100.7.40.1
cross-hppa64-binutils - update to 2.39-150100.7.40.1
cross-hppa-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.39-150100.7.40.1
cross-hppa-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.39-150100.7.40.1
cross-hppa-binutils - update to 2.39-150100.7.40.1
cross-epiphany-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.39-150100.7.40.1
cross-epiphany-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.39-150100.7.40.1
cross-epiphany-binutils - update to 2.39-150100.7.40.1
cross-avr-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.39-150100.7.40.1
cross-rx-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.39-150100.7.40.1
cross-avr-binutils - update to 2.39-150100.7.40.1
cross-arm-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.39-150100.7.40.1
cross-arm-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.39-150100.7.40.1
cross-arm-binutils - update to 2.39-150100.7.40.1
cross-i386-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.39-150100.7.40.1
cross-rx-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.39-150100.7.40.1
cross-rx-binutils - update to 2.39-150100.7.40.1
cross-riscv64-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.39-150100.7.40.1
cross-riscv64-binutils - update to 2.39-150100.7.40.1
cross-ppc64-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.39-150100.7.40.1
cross-ppc64-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.39-150100.7.40.1
cross-ppc64-binutils - update to 2.39-150100.7.40.1
cross-mips-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.39-150100.7.40.1
cross-mips-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.39-150100.7.40.1
cross-mips-binutils - update to 2.39-150100.7.40.1
cross-m68k-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.39-150100.7.40.1
cross-m68k-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.39-150100.7.40.1
cross-m68k-binutils - update to 2.39-150100.7.40.1
cross-ia64-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.39-150100.7.40.1
cross-ia64-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.39-150100.7.40.1
cross-ia64-binutils - update to 2.39-150100.7.40.1
cross-i386-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.39-150100.7.40.1
Dell EMC Storage Monitoring and Reporting (SMR) - update to 4.9.0.0
EMC ViPR SRM - update to 4.9.0.0
Dell EMC VxRail Appliance - update to 7.0.411
EMC Cloud Tiering Appliance - update to 13.1.0.2.29

• https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=28694
• https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=161e87d12167b1e36193385485c1f6ce92f74f02
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UQBH244M5PV6S6UMHUTCVCWFZDX7Y4M6/
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UUHLDDT3HH7YEY6TX7IJRGPJUTNNVEL3/

• Buffer overflow in GNU Binutils
• Ubuntu update for binutils
• Gentoo update for GNU Binutils
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Dell Cloud Tiering Appliance
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Dell EMC VxRail Appliance
• Ubuntu update for binutils
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Dell EMC SRM and Dell EMC Storage Monitoring and Reporting (SMR)
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Dell Data Protection Central
• openEuler update for binutils
• SUSE update for binutils
• SUSE update for binutils
• Fedora 35 update for mingw-binutils
• Fedora 34 update for mingw-binutils