CVE-2014-8485
highpriority · track · 33EPSS 0.075 · 94 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
The setup_group function in bfd/elf.c in libbfd in GNU binutils 2.24 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted section group headers in an ELF file.
remediations
Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.
A vendor fix is available.
- Fixedbinutils-0:2.23.52.0.1-55.el7.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2079 - Fixedbinutils-0:2.23.52.0.1-55.el7.ppc64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2079 - Fixedbinutils-0:2.23.52.0.1-55.el7.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2079 - Fixedbinutils-0:2.23.52.0.1-55.el7.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2079 - Fixedbinutils-0:2.23.52.0.1-55.el7.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)redhat_csaf
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2079 - Fixedbinutils-0:2.23.52.0.1-55.el7.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2079 - Fixedbinutils-0:2.23.52.0.1-55.el7.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2079 - Fixedbinutils-0:2.23.52.0.1-55.el7.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2079 - Fixedbinutils-0:2.23.52.0.1-55.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2079 - Fixedbinutils-0:2.23.52.0.1-55.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2079 - Fixedbinutils-0:2.23.52.0.1-55.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2079 - Fixedbinutils-0:2.23.52.0.1-55.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2079 - Fixedbinutils-debuginfo-0:2.23.52.0.1-55.el7.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2079 - Fixedbinutils-debuginfo-0:2.23.52.0.1-55.el7.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2079 - Fixedbinutils-debuginfo-0:2.23.52.0.1-55.el7.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2079 - Fixedbinutils-debuginfo-0:2.23.52.0.1-55.el7.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2079 - Fixedbinutils-debuginfo-0:2.23.52.0.1-55.el7.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2079 - Fixedbinutils-debuginfo-0:2.23.52.0.1-55.el7.ppc as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2079 - Fixedbinutils-debuginfo-0:2.23.52.0.1-55.el7.ppc64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2079 - Fixedbinutils-debuginfo-0:2.23.52.0.1-55.el7.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2079 - Fixedbinutils-debuginfo-0:2.23.52.0.1-55.el7.s390 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2079 - Fixedbinutils-debuginfo-0:2.23.52.0.1-55.el7.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2079 - Fixedbinutils-debuginfo-0:2.23.52.0.1-55.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2079 - Fixedbinutils-debuginfo-0:2.23.52.0.1-55.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2079 - Fixedbinutils-debuginfo-0:2.23.52.0.1-55.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2079 - Fixedbinutils-debuginfo-0:2.23.52.0.1-55.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2079 - Fixedbinutils-debuginfo-0:2.23.52.0.1-55.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2079 - Fixedbinutils-debuginfo-0:2.23.52.0.1-55.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2079 - Fixedbinutils-devel-0:2.23.52.0.1-55.el7.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2079 - Fixedbinutils-devel-0:2.23.52.0.1-55.el7.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2079 - Fixedbinutils-devel-0:2.23.52.0.1-55.el7.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2079 - Fixedbinutils-devel-0:2.23.52.0.1-55.el7.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2079 - Fixedbinutils-devel-0:2.23.52.0.1-55.el7.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2079 - Fixedbinutils-devel-0:2.23.52.0.1-55.el7.ppc as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2079 - Fixedbinutils-devel-0:2.23.52.0.1-55.el7.ppc64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2079 - Fixedbinutils-devel-0:2.23.52.0.1-55.el7.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2079 - Fixedbinutils-devel-0:2.23.52.0.1-55.el7.s390 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2079 - Fixedbinutils-devel-0:2.23.52.0.1-55.el7.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2079 - Fixedbinutils-devel-0:2.23.52.0.1-55.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2079 - Fixedbinutils-devel-0:2.23.52.0.1-55.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2079 - Fixedbinutils-devel-0:2.23.52.0.1-55.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2079 - Fixedbinutils-devel-0:2.23.52.0.1-55.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2079
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.4–7.5
weaknesses
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affected products (51)
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advisories (1)
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- RHSA-2015:2079Red Hat Security Advisory: binutils security, bug fix, and enhancement update2015-11-19csaf · redhat_csafUS
Updated binutils packages that fix multiple security issues, several bugs, and add various enhancements are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Moderate security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section.
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (39)
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- http://lcamtuf.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/psa-dont-run-strings-on-untrusted-files.htmlcnnvd
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145262.htmlcnnvd
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145328.htmlcnnvd
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145742.htmlcnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/26/2cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70741cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1157276cnnvd
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17510cnnvd
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