High
Security advisory
The load_debug_section function in readelf.c in GNU Binutils 2.29.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory access and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via an ELF file that lacks section headers.
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- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- CVEs
- CVE-2017-17126
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
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- 1 Nov 2026, 05:32 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
The load_debug_section function in readelf.c in GNU Binutils 2.29.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory access and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via an ELF file that lacks section headers.
osv:CVE-2017-17126
Complete source record
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