Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for mingw components

1) Heap-based buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU76485

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1579

CWE-ID: CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the bfd_getl64() function in binutils-gdb/bfd/libbfd.c. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted file to the application, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64: 9

mingw-zlib (Red Hat package): before 1.3.1-1.el9

mingw-winpthreads (Red Hat package): before 11.0.1-3.el9

mingw-w64-tools (Red Hat package): before 11.0.1-3.el9

mingw-libffi (Red Hat package): before 3.4.4-5.el9

mingw-headers (Red Hat package): before 11.0.1-3.el9

mingw-gcc (Red Hat package): before 13.2.1-7.el9

mingw-filesystem (Red Hat package): before 148-3.el9

mingw-crt (Red Hat package): before 11.0.1-3.el9

mingw-binutils (Red Hat package): before 2.41-3.el9

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:red_hat:red_hat_enterprise_linux:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:red_hat:mingw-zlib_redhat_package:*:*:*:*:*:red_hat_enterprise_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:red_hat:mingw-winpthreads_redhat_package:*:*:*:*:*:red_hat_enterprise_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:red_hat:mingw-w64-tools_redhat_package:*:*:*:*:*:red_hat_enterprise_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:red_hat:mingw-libffi_redhat_package:*:*:*:*:*:red_hat_enterprise_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:red_hat:mingw-headers_redhat_package:*:*:*:*:*:red_hat_enterprise_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:red_hat:mingw-gcc_redhat_package:*:*:*:*:*:red_hat_enterprise_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:red_hat:mingw-filesystem_redhat_package:*:*:*:*:*:red_hat_enterprise_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:red_hat:mingw-crt_redhat_package:*:*:*:*:*:red_hat_enterprise_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:red_hat:mingw-binutils_redhat_package:*:*:*:*:*:red_hat_enterprise_linux:*:*

External links

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2353

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.