Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for mingw components

1) Heap-based buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU76485

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

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

External links

http://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.