CVE-2023-25586
Local variable `ch_type` in function `bfd_init_section_decompress_status` can be uninitialized
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 4.7 Medium
- Published
- Sep 14, 2023
- Updated
- Feb 13, 2025
- Reserved
- Feb 7, 2023
Description
A flaw was found in Binutils. A logic fail in the bfd_init_section_decompress_status function may lead to the use of an uninitialized variable that can cause a crash and local denial of service.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 4.7 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | redhat |
Weaknesses
- CWE-457 Use of Uninitialized Variable
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
binutilsn/a | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Red Hat | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Red Hat | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Red Hat | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Red Hat | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Red Hat | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Red Hat | |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Red Hat | |
Fedora 36Fedora | |
Fedora 36Fedora | |
Fedora 36Fedora | |
Fedora 37Fedora | |
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 7Fedora | |
FedoraFedora | |
Fedora 37Fedora | |
Fedora 37Fedora | |
Fedora 37Fedora | |
Fedora 36Fedora | |
Fedora 36Fedora | |
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8Fedora | |
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8Fedora | |
Fedora 36Fedora |
References
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