#VU92168 Use of uninitialized resource in Binutils - CVE-2023-25585

Vulnerability identifier: #VU92168

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 1.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-25585

CWE-ID: CWE-908

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Binutils
Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products

Vendor: GNU

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to bypass certain security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to usage of uninitialized field in the struct module *module. A local user can trick the victim into opening specially crafted data, leading to an application crash and local denial of service.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Binutils: 2.40

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External links
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29892
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2167498
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-25585
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=65cf035b8dc1df5d8020e0b1449514a3c42933e7
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231103-0003/

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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