CVE-2023-1972
binutils: A potential heap based buffer overflow was found in _bfd_elf_slurp_version_tables() in bfd/elf.c
CVE-2023-1972 is fixed in 39 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2023-1972, released May 17, 2023. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.
Routine
CVSS
6.5
medium
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0090
59th percentile
A potential heap based buffer overflow was found in _bfd_elf_slurp_version_tables() in bfd/elf.c. This may lead to loss of availability.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| binutils · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 2.41-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-1972 | May 17, 2023 |
| binutils · Debian 14 | 2.41-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-1972 | May 17, 2023 |
| binutils · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.38-4ubuntu2.2 | binutils 2.38-4ubuntu2.2 | Aug 22, 2023 |
| binutils · amzn 2023 | 2.39-6.amzn2023.0.6 | ALAS2023-2023-229 | Jun 21, 2023 |
| binutils-aarch64-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.38-4ubuntu2.2 | binutils-aarch64-linux-gnu 2.38-4ubuntu2.2 | Aug 22, 2023 |
| binutils-alpha-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.38-4ubuntu2.2 | binutils-alpha-linux-gnu 2.38-4ubuntu2.2 | Aug 22, 2023 |
| binutils-arm-linux-gnueabi · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.38-4ubuntu2.2 | binutils-arm-linux-gnueabi 2.38-4ubuntu2.2 | Aug 22, 2023 |
| binutils-arm-linux-gnueabihf · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.38-4ubuntu2.2 | binutils-arm-linux-gnueabihf 2.38-4ubuntu2.2 | Aug 22, 2023 |
| binutils-common · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.38-4ubuntu2.2 | binutils-common 2.38-4ubuntu2.2 | Aug 22, 2023 |
| binutils-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 2.39-6.amzn2023.0.6 | ALAS2023-2023-229 | Jun 21, 2023 |
| binutils-debugsource · amzn 2023 | 2.39-6.amzn2023.0.6 | ALAS2023-2023-229 | Jun 21, 2023 |
| binutils-devel · amzn 2023 | 2.39-6.amzn2023.0.6 | ALAS2023-2023-229 | Jun 21, 2023 |
| binutils-for-build · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.38-4ubuntu2.2 | binutils-for-build 2.38-4ubuntu2.2 | Aug 22, 2023 |
| binutils-for-host · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.38-4ubuntu2.2 | binutils-for-host 2.38-4ubuntu2.2 | Aug 22, 2023 |
| binutils-gprofng · amzn 2023 | 2.39-6.amzn2023.0.6 | ALAS2023-2023-229 | Jun 21, 2023 |
| binutils-gprofng-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 2.39-6.amzn2023.0.6 | ALAS2023-2023-229 | Jun 21, 2023 |
| binutils-hppa-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.38-4ubuntu2.2 | binutils-hppa-linux-gnu 2.38-4ubuntu2.2 | Aug 22, 2023 |
| binutils-hppa64-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.38-4ubuntu2.2 | binutils-hppa64-linux-gnu 2.38-4ubuntu2.2 | Aug 22, 2023 |
| binutils-i686-gnu · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.38-4ubuntu2.2 | binutils-i686-gnu 2.38-4ubuntu2.2 | Aug 22, 2023 |
| binutils-i686-kfreebsd-gnu · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.38-4ubuntu2.2 | binutils-i686-kfreebsd-gnu 2.38-4ubuntu2.2 | Aug 22, 2023 |
| binutils-i686-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.38-4ubuntu2.2 | binutils-i686-linux-gnu 2.38-4ubuntu2.2 | Aug 22, 2023 |
| binutils-ia64-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.38-4ubuntu2.2 | binutils-ia64-linux-gnu 2.38-4ubuntu2.2 | Aug 22, 2023 |
| binutils-m68k-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.38-4ubuntu2.2 | binutils-m68k-linux-gnu 2.38-4ubuntu2.2 | Aug 22, 2023 |
| binutils-multiarch · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.38-4ubuntu2.2 | binutils-multiarch 2.38-4ubuntu2.2 | Aug 22, 2023 |
| binutils-powerpc-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.38-4ubuntu2.2 | binutils-powerpc-linux-gnu 2.38-4ubuntu2.2 | Aug 22, 2023 |
| binutils-powerpc64-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.38-4ubuntu2.2 | binutils-powerpc64-linux-gnu 2.38-4ubuntu2.2 | Aug 22, 2023 |
| binutils-powerpc64le-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.38-4ubuntu2.2 | binutils-powerpc64le-linux-gnu 2.38-4ubuntu2.2 | Aug 22, 2023 |
| binutils-riscv64-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.38-4ubuntu2.2 | binutils-riscv64-linux-gnu 2.38-4ubuntu2.2 | Aug 22, 2023 |
| binutils-s390x-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.38-4ubuntu2.2 | binutils-s390x-linux-gnu 2.38-4ubuntu2.2 | Aug 22, 2023 |
| binutils-sh4-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.38-4ubuntu2.2 | binutils-sh4-linux-gnu 2.38-4ubuntu2.2 | Aug 22, 2023 |
| binutils-source · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.38-4ubuntu2.2 | binutils-source 2.38-4ubuntu2.2 | Aug 22, 2023 |
| binutils-sparc64-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.38-4ubuntu2.2 | binutils-sparc64-linux-gnu 2.38-4ubuntu2.2 | Aug 22, 2023 |
| binutils-x86-64-kfreebsd-gnu · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.38-4ubuntu2.2 | binutils-x86-64-kfreebsd-gnu 2.38-4ubuntu2.2 | Aug 22, 2023 |
| binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.38-4ubuntu2.2 | binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu 2.38-4ubuntu2.2 | Aug 22, 2023 |
| binutils-x86-64-linux-gnux32 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.38-4ubuntu2.2 | binutils-x86-64-linux-gnux32 2.38-4ubuntu2.2 | Aug 22, 2023 |
| gdb · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 8.1.1-0ubuntu1+esm1 | gdb 8.1.1-0ubuntu1+esm1 | Jul 25, 2023 |
| gdb · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 9.2-0ubuntu1~20.04.2 | gdb 9.2-0ubuntu1~20.04.2 | Jul 25, 2023 |
| gdb · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 12.1-0ubuntu1~22.04.2 | gdb 12.1-0ubuntu1~22.04.2 | Jul 25, 2023 |
| gdb-multiarch · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 8.1.1-0ubuntu1+esm1 | gdb-multiarch 8.1.1-0ubuntu1+esm1 | Jul 25, 2023 |
| gdb-multiarch · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 9.2-0ubuntu1~20.04.2 | gdb-multiarch 9.2-0ubuntu1~20.04.2 | Jul 25, 2023 |
| gdb-multiarch · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 12.1-0ubuntu1~22.04.2 | gdb-multiarch 12.1-0ubuntu1~22.04.2 | Jul 25, 2023 |
| gdb-source · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 8.1.1-0ubuntu1+esm1 | gdb-source 8.1.1-0ubuntu1+esm1 | Jul 25, 2023 |
| gdb-source · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 9.2-0ubuntu1~20.04.2 | gdb-source 9.2-0ubuntu1~20.04.2 | Jul 25, 2023 |
| gdb-source · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 12.1-0ubuntu1~22.04.2 | gdb-source 12.1-0ubuntu1~22.04.2 | Jul 25, 2023 |
| gdbserver · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 8.1.1-0ubuntu1+esm1 | gdbserver 8.1.1-0ubuntu1+esm1 | Jul 25, 2023 |
| gdbserver · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 9.2-0ubuntu1~20.04.2 | gdbserver 9.2-0ubuntu1~20.04.2 | Jul 25, 2023 |
| gdbserver · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 12.1-0ubuntu1~22.04.2 | gdbserver 12.1-0ubuntu1~22.04.2 | Jul 25, 2023 |
| libbinutils · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.38-4ubuntu2.2 | libbinutils 2.38-4ubuntu2.2 | Aug 22, 2023 |
| libctf-nobfd0 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.38-4ubuntu2.2 | libctf-nobfd0 2.38-4ubuntu2.2 | Aug 22, 2023 |
| libctf0 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.38-4ubuntu2.2 | libctf0 2.38-4ubuntu2.2 | Aug 22, 2023 |
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