CVE-2017-7303

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions GNU Binutils version 2.28

Description The Binary File Descriptor library is susceptible to an invalid read due to a missing check for null headers in the find link function. This issue can cause utilities like strip to crash.

Recommendations For GNU Binutils version 2.28, consider updating to a newer version that includes a fix for the invalid read issue in the find link function. As a temporary workaround, restrict the use of the strip utility until a patch is available.