CVE catalog
CVE-2016-4488
binutils: CVE-2016-4488
- Severity
- Medium · CVSS 5.3
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 1.68% · Oct 25, 2026
Use-after-free vulnerability in libiberty allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and crash) via a crafted binary, related to "ktypevec."
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | ht | sid | 2.1.0+repack1-6 | fixed |
| Debian | ht | forky | 2.1.0+repack1-6 | fixed |
| Debian | ht | trixie | 2.1.0+repack1-5 | fixed |
| Debian | ht | bookworm | 2.1.0+repack1-5 | fixed |
| Debian | binutils | sid | 2.47.50.20261021-1 | fixed |
| Debian | binutils | forky | 2.47.50.20261021-1 | fixed |
| Debian | binutils | trixie | 2.44-3 | fixed |
| Debian | binutils | bookworm | 2.40-2 | fixed |
| Debian | libiberty | sid | 20260327-1 | fixed |
| Debian | libiberty | forky | 20260327-1 | fixed |
| Debian | libiberty | trixie | 20250315-1 | fixed |
| Debian | libiberty | bookworm | 20230104-1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | ht | source | sid | 2.1.0+repack1-1 | low | Not reported | [840358] |
| Debian | ht | source | forky | 2.1.0+repack1-1 | low | Not reported | [840358] |
| Debian | ht | source | trixie | 2.1.0+repack1-1 | low | Not reported | [840358] |
| Debian | ht | source | bookworm | 2.1.0+repack1-1 | low | Not reported | [840358] |
| Debian | binutils | source | sid | 2.27.51.20161102-1 | low | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | binutils | source | forky | 2.27.51.20161102-1 | low | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | binutils | source | trixie | 2.27.51.20161102-1 | low | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | binutils | source | bookworm | 2.27.51.20161102-1 | low | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | libiberty | source | sid | 20161011-1 | low | Not reported | [840360] |
| Debian | libiberty | source | forky | 20161011-1 | low | Not reported | [840360] |
| Debian | libiberty | source | trixie | 20161011-1 | low | Not reported | [840360] |
| Debian | libiberty | source | bookworm | 20161011-1 | low | Not reported | [840360] |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [binutils]Fixed
Details (2)
2.40-2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.27.51.20161102-1dsa · binutils · debian · bookworm; dsa · binutils · debian · 12
2.40-2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.27.51.20161102-1dsa · binutils · debian · bookworm; dsa · binutils · debian · 12
- [binutils-aarch64-linux-gnu]Fixed
Source package: [binutils]
Details (2)
2.40-2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.27.51.20161102-1dsa · binutils · debian · bookworm; dsa · binutils · debian · 12
2.40-2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.27.51.20161102-1dsa · binutils · debian · bookworm; dsa · binutils · debian · 12
Source package: [binutils]
Details (2)
2.40-2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.27.51.20161102-1dsa · binutils · debian · bookworm; dsa · binutils · debian · 12
2.40-2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.27.51.20161102-1dsa · binutils · debian · bookworm; dsa · binutils · debian · 12
- [binutils-alpha-linux-gnu]Fixed
Source package: [binutils]
Details (1)
2.40-2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.27.51.20161102-1dsa · binutils · debian · bookworm; dsa · binutils · debian · 12
- [binutils-alpha-linux-gnu-dbg]Fixed
Source package: [binutils]
Details (1)
2.40-2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.27.51.20161102-1dsa · binutils · debian · bookworm; dsa · binutils · debian · 12
- [binutils-arc-linux-gnu]Fixed
Source package: [binutils]
Details (2)
2.40-2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.27.51.20161102-1dsa · binutils · debian · bookworm; dsa · binutils · debian · 12
2.40-2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.27.51.20161102-1dsa · binutils · debian · bookworm; dsa · binutils · debian · 12
- [binutils-arc-linux-gnu-dbg]Fixed
Source package: [binutils]
Details (2)
2.40-2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.27.51.20161102-1dsa · binutils · debian · bookworm; dsa · binutils · debian · 12
2.40-2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.27.51.20161102-1dsa · binutils · debian · bookworm; dsa · binutils · debian · 12
- [binutils-arm-linux-gnueabi]Fixed
Source package: [binutils]
Details (2)
2.40-2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.27.51.20161102-1dsa · binutils · debian · bookworm; dsa · binutils · debian · 12
2.40-2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.27.51.20161102-1dsa · binutils · debian · bookworm; dsa · binutils · debian · 12
Source package: [binutils]
Details (2)
2.40-2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.27.51.20161102-1dsa · binutils · debian · bookworm; dsa · binutils · debian · 12
2.40-2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.27.51.20161102-1dsa · binutils · debian · bookworm; dsa · binutils · debian · 12
- [binutils-arm-linux-gnueabihf]Fixed
Source package: [binutils]
Details (2)
2.40-2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.27.51.20161102-1dsa · binutils · debian · bookworm; dsa · binutils · debian · 12
2.40-2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.27.51.20161102-1dsa · binutils · debian · bookworm; dsa · binutils · debian · 12
Source package: [binutils]
Details (2)
2.40-2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.27.51.20161102-1dsa · binutils · debian · bookworm; dsa · binutils · debian · 12
2.40-2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.27.51.20161102-1dsa · binutils · debian · bookworm; dsa · binutils · debian · 12
- [binutils-common]Fixed
Source package: [binutils]
Details (2)
2.40-2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.27.51.20161102-1dsa · binutils · debian · bookworm; dsa · binutils · debian · 12
2.40-2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.27.51.20161102-1dsa · binutils · debian · bookworm; dsa · binutils · debian · 12
- [binutils-dev]Fixed
Source package: [binutils]
Details (2)
2.40-2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.27.51.20161102-1dsa · binutils · debian · bookworm; dsa · binutils · debian · 12
2.40-2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.27.51.20161102-1dsa · binutils · debian · bookworm; dsa · binutils · debian · 12
- [binutils-doc]Fixed
Source package: [binutils]
Details (2)
2.40-2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.27.51.20161102-1dsa · binutils · debian · bookworm; dsa · binutils · debian · 12
2.40-2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.27.51.20161102-1dsa · binutils · debian · bookworm; dsa · binutils · debian · 12
- [binutils-for-build]Fixed
Source package: [binutils]
Details (2)
2.40-2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.27.51.20161102-1dsa · binutils · debian · bookworm; dsa · binutils · debian · 12
2.40-2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.27.51.20161102-1dsa · binutils · debian · bookworm; dsa · binutils · debian · 12
- [binutils-for-host]Fixed
Source package: [binutils]
Details (2)
2.40-2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.27.51.20161102-1dsa · binutils · debian · bookworm; dsa · binutils · debian · 12
2.40-2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.27.51.20161102-1dsa · binutils · debian · bookworm; dsa · binutils · debian · 12
- [binutils-hppa64-linux-gnu]Fixed
Source package: [binutils]
Details (1)
2.40-2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.27.51.20161102-1dsa · binutils · debian · bookworm; dsa · binutils · debian · 12
Source package: [binutils]
Details (1)
2.40-2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.27.51.20161102-1dsa · binutils · debian · bookworm; dsa · binutils · debian · 12
- [binutils-hppa-linux-gnu]Fixed
Source package: [binutils]
Details (1)
2.40-2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.27.51.20161102-1dsa · binutils · debian · bookworm; dsa · binutils · debian · 12
- [binutils-hppa-linux-gnu-dbg]Fixed
Source package: [binutils]
Details (1)
2.40-2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.27.51.20161102-1dsa · binutils · debian · bookworm; dsa · binutils · debian · 12
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-4488]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-4488]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2016/cve-2016-4488.json]
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