# CVE-2019-1010204: binutils: The binutils packages provide a collection of binary utilities for the manipulation of object code in various object...

CVE-2019-1010204 is fixed in 2 products on 1 platform, first by RHSA-2020:1797, released April 28, 2020. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-1010204
- Priority: Routine
- CVSS: 5.5 (Low)
- EPSS: 0.0112
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Apr 28, 2020

## Description

The binutils packages provide a collection of binary utilities for the manipulation of object code in various object file formats. It includes the ar, as, gprof, ld, nm, objcopy, objdump, ranlib, readelf, size, strings, strip, and addr2line utilities.  Security Fix(es):  * binutils: integer overflow leading to a SEGV in _bfd_dwarf2_find_nearest_line in dwarf2.c (CVE-2019-17451)  * binutils: Improper Input Validation, Signed/Unsigned Comparison, Out-of-bounds Read in gold/fileread.cc and elfcpp/elfcpp_file.h leads to denial of service (CVE-2019-1010204)  For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.  Additional Changes:  For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Release Notes linked from the References section.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | binutils RHEL 8 | 0:2.30-73.el8 | [RHSA-2020:1797](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2020-1797.md) | Apr 28, 2020 |
| Linux | binutils ol 8 | 0:2.30-73.0.1.el8 | [ELSA-2020-1797](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2020-1797.md) | May 5, 2020 |
| Linux | binutils-devel RHEL 8 | 0:2.30-73.el8 | [RHSA-2020:1797](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2020-1797.md) | Apr 28, 2020 |
| Linux | binutils-devel ol 8 | 0:2.30-73.0.1.el8 | [ELSA-2020-1797](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2020-1797.md) | May 5, 2020 |

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