Use of uninitialized resource in Binutils - CVE-2023-25585
Published: June 17, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU92168
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-25585
CWE-ID: CWE-908
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Binutils
Binutils
Software vendor:
GNU
GNU
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to bypass certain security restrictions.
The vulnerability exists due to usage of uninitialized field in the struct module *module. A local user can trick the victim into opening specially crafted data, leading to an application crash and local denial of service.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
External links
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29892
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2167498
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-25585
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=65cf035b8dc1df5d8020e0b1449514a3c42933e7
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231103-0003/