Bug 27946 - using objdump -D with a file leads to an endless loop
Summary: using objdump -D with a file leads to an endless loop
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Alias: None
Product: binutils
Classification: Unclassified
Component: binutils (show other bugs)
Version: 2.30
: P2 normal
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Reported: 2021-06-03 08:16 UTC by Liyi Zhang
Modified: 2021-06-03 09:53 UTC (History)
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Description Liyi Zhang 2021-06-03 08:16:50 UTC 
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Linux

Affected component
objdump - GNU objdump (GNU Binutils) 2.30
executable file link: https://github.com/l392zhan/AttentionFuzzer/blob/main/objdump/objdump

Attack vector(s)
execute the program with "objdump -D attack_vector" command can cause the process run forever. After debugging the program through GDB, we found that there is an endless loop, which starts from function elf_parse_notes, which is a function defined in elf.c file, and ends at a fixed address.
attack vectors link: https://github.com/l392zhan/AttentionFuzzer/tree/main/objdump/attack-vector
GDB screenshot link: https://github.com/l392zhan/AttentionFuzzer/blob/main/objdump/GDB_screenshot.jpeg
Comment 1 Alan Modra 2021-06-03 09:53:16 UTC 
No problem with current mainline objdump.