A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in GNU Binutils up to 2.44. This affects the function debug_type_samep of the file /binutils/debug.c of the component objdump. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://vuldb.com/?id.310347 | vdb entry technical description |
| https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.310347 | signature permissions required |
| https://vuldb.com/?submit.584635 | third party advisory |
| https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32829 | issue tracking |
| https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=16004 | exploit |
| https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=6c3458a8b7ee7d39f070c7b2350851cb2110c65a | patch |
| https://www.gnu.org/ | broken link product |