StackPatch is liveSee product

Back to CVE digest
CVE-2018-20002 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2018-20002: The _bfd_generic_read_minisymbols function in syms.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.31, has a memory leak via a crafted ELF file, leading to a denial of service (memory consumption), as demonstrated by nm.

Affects 8 Linux releases across 8 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2018-20002 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • binutils→ fixed in2.32.51.20190707-1urgency: unimportant
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y binutils

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • binutils→ fixed in2.32.51.20190707-1urgency: unimportant
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y binutils

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • binutils→ fixed in2.32.51.20190707-1urgency: unimportant
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y binutils

Alpine v3.20

Source: Alpine secdb

  • binutils→ fixed in2.32-r0
    apk update && apk add --upgrade binutils

Alpine v3.21

Source: Alpine secdb

  • binutils→ fixed in2.32-r0
    apk update && apk add --upgrade binutils

Alpine edge

Source: Alpine secdb

  • binutils→ fixed in2.32-r0
    apk update && apk add --upgrade binutils

Alpine v3.18

Source: Alpine secdb

  • binutils→ fixed in2.32-r0
    apk update && apk add --upgrade binutils

Alpine v3.19

Source: Alpine secdb

  • binutils→ fixed in2.32-r0
    apk update && apk add --upgrade binutils
Are YOU affected by CVE-2018-20002?

5-second check on your actual server. Reads /etc/os-release, uname -r, and the distro's package manager; matches against this same cross-source index live.

curl https://mindsparkstack.com/scan.sh | bash
Form-based quickscan View on NVD
Continuous monitoring beats manual checking

CVE-2018-20002dropped silently in your distro's update channel. Every new CVE is the same story. StackPatch runs the matcher hourly against all 5 sources and emails the exact remediation when something new applies to one of your servers. $99 lifetime, 50 founder seats, 30-day refund.

See StackPatch ($99 lifetime)