CVE-2023-25588mediumCWE-457

CVE-2023-25588: medium-severity vulnerability in binutils

Field `the_bfd` of `asymbol` is uninitialized in function `bfd_mach_o_get_synthetic_symtab`

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ssvc Trackcvss 4.7epss 0.4%
A flaw was found in Binutils. The field `the_bfd` of `asymbol`struct is uninitialized in the `bfd_mach_o_get_synthetic_symtab` function, which may lead to an application crash and local denial of service.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected products
Fedora · Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 7Fedora · Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8Fedora · FedoraFedora · Fedora 36Fedora · Fedora 37n/a · binutilsRed Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
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