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.
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Score 5.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2022-05-13. NVD baseline CVSS 5.5; sources differ by 0.0.
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.
December 31, 2018
May 6, 2025
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | libbinutils (2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3) @ bionic | 2026-05-23 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | binutils-sparc64-linux-gnu (2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm1) @ xenial | 2026-05-23 | ubuntu |
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