CVE-2019-1010180 Memory corruption in gdb

High 7.8 Published Updated

An out-of-bounds memory access in GNU gdb allows attackers to cause denial of service, disclose memory, or potentially execute code by opening a malicious ELF file.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2019-1010180?

CVE-2019-1010180 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Opensuse Leap, published on 24 Jul 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

GNU gdb All versions is affected by: Buffer Overflow - Out of bound memory access. The impact is: Deny of Service, Memory Disclosure, and Possible Code Execution. The component is: The main gdb module. The attack vector is: Open an ELF for debugging. The fixed version is: Not fixed yet.

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-1010180?

It affects 2 products.

Linux distribution packages (32)
gdb Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamAll versions0:8.2-11.el8
gdb-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamAll versions0:8.2-11.el8
gdb-debugsource Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamAll versions0:8.2-11.el8
gdb-doc Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamAll versions0:8.2-11.el8
gdb-gdbserver Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamAll versions0:8.2-11.el8
gdb-headless Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamAll versions0:8.2-11.el8
gdb SUSE:Enterprise Storage 5All versions8.3.1-2.14.1
gdb SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8All versions8.3.1-2.14.1
gdb SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4All versions8.3.1-2.14.1
gdb SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15All versions8.3.1-3.13.1
gdb SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP1All versions8.3.1-8.8.1
gdb SUSE:Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3All versions7.5.1-0.9.6.1
gdb SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1-LTSSAll versions8.3.1-1.12.1
gdb SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCLAll versions8.3.1-1.12.1
gdb SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-LTSSAll versions8.3.1-1.12.1
gdb SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-BCLAll versions8.3.1-2.14.1
gdb SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-LTSSAll versions8.3.1-2.14.1
gdb SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4All versions8.3.1-2.14.1
gdb SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5All versions8.3.1-2.14.1
gdb SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1All versions8.3.1-1.12.1
gdb SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2All versions8.3.1-1.12.1
gdb SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3All versions8.3.1-2.14.1
gdb SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4All versions8.3.1-2.14.1
gdb SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5All versions8.3.1-2.14.1
gdb SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4All versions8.3.1-2.14.1
gdb SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5All versions8.3.1-2.14.1
gdb SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 7All versions8.3.1-1.12.1
gdb SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 8All versions8.3.1-2.14.1
gdb SUSE:OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8All versions8.3.1-2.14.1
gdb openSUSE:Leap 15.0All versions8.3.1-lp150.2.10.1
gdb openSUSE:Leap 15.1All versions8.3.1-lp151.4.3.1
gdb openSUSE:TumbleweedAll versions10.1-11.2

Products include Gnu Gdb, Opensuse Leap.

How do I fix CVE-2019-1010180?

No fix published yet.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2019-1010180 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-1010180 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Opensuse Leap vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as CLSA-2025-1764771100, CLSA-2026-1776693427, CLSA-2026-1777308938, CLSA-2026-1777446434, DEBIAN-CVE-2019-1010180, GHSA-rcgh-h6mp-4g9q and 12 more.

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