CVE-2018-7642
binutilsVulnerabilityCVSS 5.5Patched
No public exploitation has been reported so far. A fixed version is available (see the table below).
Recommended action: Update to the fixed version listed for your distribution using the native package manager.
Severity metrics
CVSS 3.0 : 5.5 MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 : 4.3 MEDIUM
Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionRequired
ScopeUnchanged
Confidentiality impactNone
Integrity impactNone
Availability impactHigh
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected & fixed versions by distribution
Versions are the native distribution strings (backport-aware): RHEL/Debian/SUSE backport fixes, so compare with the distro version comparator (dpkg / rpm / vercmp), not the upstream version.
| Distribution | Package | Affected | Fixed version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:11 | binutils | - | 2.30-6 | fixed |
| Debian:12 | binutils | - | 2.30-6 | fixed |
| Debian:13 | binutils | - | 2.30-6 | fixed |
| Debian:14 | binutils | - | 2.30-6 | fixed |
| Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS | binutils | - | - | affected (no fix yet) |
| Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS | binutils | - | 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 | binutils | - | 2.31-6.3.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 | binutils | - | 2.31-6.3.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 7 | binutils | - | 2.31-9.26.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 | binutils | - | 2.31-9.26.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 | binutils | - | 2.31-9.26.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 | binutils | - | 2.31-9.26.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3 | binutils | - | 2.31-9.26.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS | binutils | - | 2.31-9.26.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1-LTSS | binutils | - | 2.31-9.26.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-LTSS | binutils | - | 2.31-9.26.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 | binutils | - | 2.31-9.26.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 | binutils | - | 2.31-9.26.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Enterprise Storage 4 | binutils | - | 2.31-9.26.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL | binutils | - | 2.31-9.26.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1 | binutils | - | 2.32-7.5.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP1 | binutils | - | 2.32-7.5.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP1 | binutils | - | 2.32-7.5.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 | binutils | - | 2.32-6.8.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 | binutils | - | 2.32-6.8.1 | fixed |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 | binutils | - | 2.32-6.8.1 | fixed |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.0 | binutils | - | 2.32-lp150.10.1 | fixed |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.1 | binutils | - | 2.32-lp151.3.3.1 | fixed |
| openSUSE:Tumbleweed | binutils | - | 2.37-1.3 | fixed |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | binutils | - | 0:2.27-34.base.el7 | fixed |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode | binutils | - | 0:2.27-34.base.el7 | fixed |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | binutils | - | 0:2.27-34.base.el7 | fixed |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation | binutils | - | 0:2.27-34.base.el7 | fixed |