# CVE-2023-1579: mingw-binutils-generic: MinGW (Minimalist GNU for Windows) is a free and open source software development environment to create Microsoft Win...

CVE-2023-1579 is fixed in 45 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2023-1579, released April 3, 2023. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-1579
- Priority: High
- CVSS: 7.8 (Moderate)
- EPSS: 0.0049
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Apr 3, 2023

## Description

MinGW (Minimalist GNU for Windows) is a free and open source software development environment to create Microsoft Windows applications.  Security Fix(es):  * binutils: Heap-buffer-overflow binutils-gdb/bfd/libbfd.c in bfd_getl64 (CVE-2023-1579)  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 9.4 Release Notes linked from the References section.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | binutils Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 2.40-2 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2023-1579](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2023-1579.md) | Apr 3, 2023 |
| Linux | binutils Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 2.40-2 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2023-1579](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2023-1579.md) | Apr 3, 2023 |
| Linux | binutils Debian 14 | 2.40-2 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2023-1579](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2023-1579.md) | Apr 3, 2023 |
| Linux | binutils amzn 2023 | 2.39-6.amzn2023.0.10 | [ALAS2023-2023-425](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-425.md) | Oct 30, 2023 |
| Linux | binutils-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 2.39-6.amzn2023.0.10 | [ALAS2023-2023-425](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-425.md) | Oct 30, 2023 |
| Linux | binutils-debugsource amzn 2023 | 2.39-6.amzn2023.0.10 | [ALAS2023-2023-425](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-425.md) | Oct 30, 2023 |
| Linux | binutils-devel amzn 2023 | 2.39-6.amzn2023.0.10 | [ALAS2023-2023-425](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-425.md) | Oct 30, 2023 |
| Linux | binutils-gprofng amzn 2023 | 2.39-6.amzn2023.0.10 | [ALAS2023-2023-425](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-425.md) | Oct 30, 2023 |
| Linux | binutils-gprofng-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 2.39-6.amzn2023.0.10 | [ALAS2023-2023-425](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-425.md) | Oct 30, 2023 |
| Linux | mingw-binutils rocky 9 | 0:2.41-3.el9 | [RLSA-2024:2353](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rlsa-2024-2353.md) | May 7, 2025 |
| Linux | mingw-binutils-generic RHEL 9 | 0:2.41-3.el9 | [RHSA-2024:2353](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-2353.md) | Apr 30, 2024 |
| Linux | mingw-binutils-generic almalinux 9 | 2.41-3.el9 | [ALSA-2024:2353](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-2353.md) | Apr 30, 2024 |
| Linux | mingw-binutils-generic ol 9 | 0:2.41-3.el9 | [ELSA-2024-2353](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-2353.md) | May 2, 2024 |
| Linux | mingw-crt rocky 9 | 0:11.0.1-3.el9 | [RLSA-2024:2353](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rlsa-2024-2353.md) | May 7, 2025 |
| Linux | mingw-filesystem rocky 9 | 0:148-3.el9 | [RLSA-2024:2353](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rlsa-2024-2353.md) | May 7, 2025 |
| Linux | mingw-filesystem-base ol 9 | 0:148-3.el9 | [ELSA-2024-2353](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-2353.md) | May 2, 2024 |
| Linux | mingw-gcc rocky 9 | 0:13.2.1-7.el9 | [RLSA-2024:2353](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rlsa-2024-2353.md) | May 7, 2025 |
| Linux | mingw-headers rocky 9 | 0:11.0.1-3.el9 | [RLSA-2024:2353](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rlsa-2024-2353.md) | May 7, 2025 |
| Linux | mingw-libffi rocky 9 | 0:3.4.4-5.el9 | [RLSA-2024:2353](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rlsa-2024-2353.md) | May 7, 2025 |
| Linux | mingw-w64-tools ol 9 | 0:11.0.1-3.el9 | [ELSA-2024-2353](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-2353.md) | May 2, 2024 |
| Linux | mingw-w64-tools rocky 9 | 0:11.0.1-3.el9 | [RLSA-2024:2353](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rlsa-2024-2353.md) | May 7, 2025 |
| Linux | mingw-winpthreads rocky 9 | 0:11.0.1-3.el9 | [RLSA-2024:2353](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rlsa-2024-2353.md) | May 7, 2025 |
| Linux | mingw-zlib rocky 9 | 0:1.3.1-1.el9 | [RLSA-2024:2353](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rlsa-2024-2353.md) | May 7, 2025 |
| Linux | mingw32-binutils RHEL 9 | 0:2.41-3.el9 | [RHSA-2024:2353](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-2353.md) | Apr 30, 2024 |
| Linux | mingw32-binutils almalinux 9 | 2.41-3.el9 | [ALSA-2024:2353](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-2353.md) | Apr 30, 2024 |
| Linux | mingw32-binutils ol 9 | 0:2.41-3.el9 | [ELSA-2024-2353](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-2353.md) | May 2, 2024 |
| Linux | mingw32-cpp ol 9 | 0:13.2.1-7.el9 | [ELSA-2024-2353](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-2353.md) | May 2, 2024 |
| Linux | mingw32-crt ol 9 | 0:11.0.1-3.el9 | [ELSA-2024-2353](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-2353.md) | May 2, 2024 |
| Linux | mingw32-filesystem ol 9 | 0:148-3.el9 | [ELSA-2024-2353](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-2353.md) | May 2, 2024 |
| Linux | mingw32-gcc ol 9 | 0:13.2.1-7.el9 | [ELSA-2024-2353](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-2353.md) | May 2, 2024 |
| Linux | mingw32-gcc-c++ ol 9 | 0:13.2.1-7.el9 | [ELSA-2024-2353](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-2353.md) | May 2, 2024 |
| Linux | mingw32-headers ol 9 | 0:11.0.1-3.el9 | [ELSA-2024-2353](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-2353.md) | May 2, 2024 |
| Linux | mingw32-libffi ol 9 | 0:3.4.4-5.el9 | [ELSA-2024-2353](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-2353.md) | May 2, 2024 |
| Linux | mingw32-libgcc ol 9 | 0:13.2.1-7.el9 | [ELSA-2024-2353](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-2353.md) | May 2, 2024 |
| Linux | mingw32-libstdc++ ol 9 | 0:13.2.1-7.el9 | [ELSA-2024-2353](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-2353.md) | May 2, 2024 |
| Linux | mingw32-winpthreads ol 9 | 0:11.0.1-3.el9 | [ELSA-2024-2353](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-2353.md) | May 2, 2024 |
| Linux | mingw32-winpthreads-static ol 9 | 0:11.0.1-3.el9 | [ELSA-2024-2353](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-2353.md) | May 2, 2024 |
| Linux | mingw32-zlib ol 9 | 0:1.3.1-1.el9 | [ELSA-2024-2353](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-2353.md) | May 2, 2024 |
| Linux | mingw32-zlib-static ol 9 | 0:1.3.1-1.el9 | [ELSA-2024-2353](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-2353.md) | May 2, 2024 |
| Linux | mingw64-binutils RHEL 9 | 0:2.41-3.el9 | [RHSA-2024:2353](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-2353.md) | Apr 30, 2024 |
| Linux | mingw64-binutils almalinux 9 | 2.41-3.el9 | [ALSA-2024:2353](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-2353.md) | Apr 30, 2024 |
| Linux | mingw64-binutils ol 9 | 0:2.41-3.el9 | [ELSA-2024-2353](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-2353.md) | May 2, 2024 |
| Linux | mingw64-cpp ol 9 | 0:13.2.1-7.el9 | [ELSA-2024-2353](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-2353.md) | May 2, 2024 |
| Linux | mingw64-crt ol 9 | 0:11.0.1-3.el9 | [ELSA-2024-2353](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-2353.md) | May 2, 2024 |
| Linux | mingw64-filesystem ol 9 | 0:148-3.el9 | [ELSA-2024-2353](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-2353.md) | May 2, 2024 |
| Linux | mingw64-gcc ol 9 | 0:13.2.1-7.el9 | [ELSA-2024-2353](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-2353.md) | May 2, 2024 |
| Linux | mingw64-gcc-c++ ol 9 | 0:13.2.1-7.el9 | [ELSA-2024-2353](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-2353.md) | May 2, 2024 |
| Linux | mingw64-headers ol 9 | 0:11.0.1-3.el9 | [ELSA-2024-2353](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-2353.md) | May 2, 2024 |
| Linux | mingw64-libffi ol 9 | 0:3.4.4-5.el9 | [ELSA-2024-2353](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-2353.md) | May 2, 2024 |
| Linux | mingw64-libgcc ol 9 | 0:13.2.1-7.el9 | [ELSA-2024-2353](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-2353.md) | May 2, 2024 |
| Linux | mingw64-libstdc++ ol 9 | 0:13.2.1-7.el9 | [ELSA-2024-2353](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-2353.md) | May 2, 2024 |
| Linux | mingw64-winpthreads ol 9 | 0:11.0.1-3.el9 | [ELSA-2024-2353](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-2353.md) | May 2, 2024 |
| Linux | mingw64-winpthreads-static ol 9 | 0:11.0.1-3.el9 | [ELSA-2024-2353](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-2353.md) | May 2, 2024 |
| Linux | mingw64-zlib ol 9 | 0:1.3.1-1.el9 | [ELSA-2024-2353](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-2353.md) | May 2, 2024 |
| Linux | mingw64-zlib-static ol 9 | 0:1.3.1-1.el9 | [ELSA-2024-2353](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-2353.md) | May 2, 2024 |

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