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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2018.0046
Category:Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2018-0046)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'binutils' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2018-0046 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'binutils' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2018-0046 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Exploitable buffer overflow (CVE-2016-2226).

Invalid write due to a use-after-free to array btypevec (CVE-2016-4487).

Invalid write due to a use-after-free to array ktypevec (CVE-2016-4488).

Invalid write due to integer overflow (CVE-2016-4489).

Write access violation (CVE-2016-4490).

Write access violations (CVE-2016-4492).

Read access violations (CVE-2016-4493).

Stack buffer overflow when printing bad bytes in Intel Hex objects
(CVE-2016-6131).

readelf in GNU Binutils 2.28 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer over-read
while processing corrupt RL78 binaries. The vulnerability can trigger
program crashes. It may lead to an information leak as well
(CVE-2017-6969).

objdump in GNU Binutils 2.28 is vulnerable to multiple heap-based buffer
over-reads (of size 1 and size 8) while handling corrupt STABS enum type
strings in a crafted object file, leading to program crash
(CVE-2017-7210).

Affected Software/OS:
'binutils' package(s) on Mageia 5.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
6.8

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-2226
BugTraq ID: 90103
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90103
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42386/
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/05/5
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-4487
BugTraq ID: 90025
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90025
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-4488
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-4489
BugTraq ID: 90017
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90017
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-4490
BugTraq ID: 90019
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90019
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-4492
BugTraq ID: 90014
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90014
https://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2016-05/msg00223.html
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-4493
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-6131
BugTraq ID: 91519
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91519
https://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2016-06/msg02030.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/30/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/30/7
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-6969
BugTraq ID: 97065
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97065
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-02
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-7210
BugTraq ID: 96992
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96992
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-01
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