{"action":"Upgrade binutils to 2.41-1 or later.","affected":[{"fixed":"2.41-1","introduced":"0"}],"component":"binutils","cve_ids":[],"ecosystem":"Debian","ecosystem_qualifier":"Debian:13","exploited":false,"fixed_versions":["2.41-1"],"id":"tcs_01M5NHVCXC0STSXTPRX351SDDB","modified_at":"2026-10-23T18:04:02.202477633Z","published_at":"2023-05-17T22:15:10.827Z","references":["https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2023-1972","https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-1972"],"severity":{"label":"medium","score":6.5},"sources":[{"source":"osv","source_id":"DEBIAN-CVE-2023-1972#Debian:13/binutils","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2023-1972"}],"summary":"A potential heap based buffer overflow was found in _bfd_elf_slurp_version_tables() in bfd/elf.c. This may lead to loss of availability."}