Unrated severityOSV Advisory· Published Dec 31, 2018· Updated May 6, 2025
CVE-2018-20623
CVE-2018-20623
Description
In GNU Binutils 2.31.1, there is a use-after-free in the error function in elfcomm.c when called from the process_archive function in readelf.c via a crafted ELF file.
Affected products
55- osv-coords54 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1pkg:rpm/opensuse/binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-aarch64-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-arm-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-avr-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-epiphany-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-hppa64-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-hppa-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-i386-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-ia64-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-m68k-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-mips-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-ppc64-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-ppc64le-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-ppc-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-riscv64-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-rx-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-s390-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-s390x-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-sparc64-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-sparc-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-spu-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1pkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=HPE%20Helion%20OpenStack%208pkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%204pkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%205pkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015pkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015pkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Package%20Hub%2015pkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Package%20Hub%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%207pkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%208pkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%20Crowbar%208pkg:rpm/suse/cross-ppc-binutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/cross-ppc-binutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/cross-spu-binutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/cross-spu-binutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP5
< 2.32-lp150.10.1+ 53 more
- (no CPE)range: < 2.32-lp150.10.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.32-lp151.3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.37-1.3
- (no CPE)range: < 2.32-lp151.3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.32-lp151.3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.32-lp151.3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.32-lp151.3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.32-lp151.3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.32-lp151.3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.32-lp151.3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.32-lp151.3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.32-lp151.3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.32-lp151.3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.32-lp151.3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.32-lp151.3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.32-lp151.3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.32-lp151.3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.32-lp151.3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.32-lp151.3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.32-lp151.3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.32-lp151.3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.32-lp151.3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.32-lp151.3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.32-9.33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.32-9.33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.32-9.33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.32-9.33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.32-6.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.32-7.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.32-6.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.32-7.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.32-6.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.32-7.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.32-9.33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.32-9.33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.32-9.33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.32-9.33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.32-9.33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.32-9.33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.32-9.33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.32-9.33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.32-9.33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.32-9.33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.32-9.33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.32-9.33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.32-9.33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.32-9.33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.32-9.33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.32-9.33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.32-9.33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.32-9.33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.32-9.33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.32-9.33.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.32-9.33.1
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
6- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00072.htmlmitrevendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00008.htmlmitrevendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- usn.ubuntu.com/4336-1/mitrevendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/106370mitrevdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgimitrex_refsource_MISC
- support.f5.com/csp/article/K38336243mitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
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