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CVE-2023-25586 — A flaw was found in Binutils

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.

CVSS
4.7 MEDIUM
EPSS
0.03% (top 91.20%)
CWE
CWE-457
Published
2023-09-14T20:49:15.468Z
Last modified
2025-02-13T16:44:33.064Z
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

01What is this vulnerability?

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.

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
na / binutilsunspecified
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 6unspecified
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 7unspecified
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 7unspecified
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8unspecified
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8unspecified
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8unspecified
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8unspecified
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8unspecified
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8unspecified
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 9unspecified
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 9unspecified
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 9unspecified
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 9unspecified
FedoraFedora 36unspecified
FedoraFedora 36unspecified
FedoraFedora 36unspecified
FedoraFedora 37unspecified
FedoraExtra Packages for Enterprise Linux 7unspecified
FedoraFedoraunspecified
FedoraFedora 37unspecified
FedoraFedora 37unspecified
FedoraFedora 37unspecified
FedoraFedora 36unspecified
FedoraFedora 36unspecified
FedoraExtra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8unspecified
FedoraExtra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8unspecified
FedoraFedora 36unspecified

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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