CVE-2023-25586: A flaw was found in Binutils. A logic fail in the bfd_init_section_decompress_status function may lead to the use of an uninitialized variable that can cause a…

PriorityP416medium5.5CVSS 3.1

AVLACLPRNUIRSUCNINAH

EPSS

0.35%

27.2th percentile

A flaw was found in Binutils. A logic fail in the bfd_init_section_decompress_status function may lead to the use of an uninitialized variable that can cause a crash and local denial of service.

Affected

5 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
debian	binutils	< binutils 2.39.50.20221208-1 (bookworm)	binutils 2.39.50.20221208-1 (bookworm)
gnu	binutils	—	—
gnu	binutils	>= 0 < 2.39.50.20221208-1	2.39.50.20221208-1
gnu	binutils	>= 0 < 2.39.50.20221208-1	2.39.50.20221208-1
gnu	binutils	>= 0 < 2.39.50.20221208-1	2.39.50.20221208-1

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

osv5.5MEDIUM

vendor_debian4.7LOW

vendor_redhat4.7MEDIUM

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