binutils: CVE-2017-12448
Source: git://sourceware.org/git/binutils-gdb.git
MR: 73880
Type: Security Fix
Disposition: Backport from binutils-2_29-branch
ChangeID:
6ef7c8e941d7a1c069b29e4671178c0d02427e3f
Description:
Fix use-after-free error when parsing a corrupt nested archive.
PR 21787
* archive.c (bfd_generic_archive_p): If the bfd does not have the
correct magic bytes at the start, set the error to wrong format
and clear the format selector before returning NULL.
Affects: <= 2.29
Signed-off-by: Thiruvadi Rajaraman <trajaraman@mvista.com>
Reviewed-by: Armin Kuster <akuster@mvista.com>
Signed-off-by: Armin Kuster <akuster@mvista.com>
Signed-off-by: Armin Kuster <akuster808@gmail.com>
