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UNKNOWN WRITE in bfd_elf_get_str_section

Type: advisorySources: OSV

OSS-Fuzz report: https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=42538161 ``` Crash type: UNKNOWN WRITE Crash state: bfd_elf_get_str_section bfd_elf_string_from_elf_section bfd_elf_sym_name ```

Products
binutils
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
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CVEs
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Confirmed fixed CVEs
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31 Oct 2026, 08:16 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

UNKNOWN WRITE in bfd_elf_get_str_section

core-osv · Original source

Published 13 Sept 2024, 00:02 UTC

OSS-Fuzz report: https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=42538161 ``` Crash type: UNKNOWN WRITE Crash state: bfd_elf_get_str_section bfd_elf_string_from_elf_section bfd_elf_sym_name ```

osv:OSV-2024-1056

binutils

Fixed versions: Not specified

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/OSV-2024-1056",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "title": "UNKNOWN WRITE in bfd_elf_get_str_section",
    "summary": "OSS-Fuzz report: https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=42538161 ``` Crash type: UNKNOWN WRITE Crash state: bfd_elf_get_str_section bfd_elf_string_from_elf_section bfd_elf_sym_name ```",
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      "modified": "2026-10-19T14:51:38.404081Z",
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