CVE-2020-21490
Published: 22 August 2023
An issue was discovered in GNU Binutils 2.34. It is a memory leak when process microblaze-dis.c. This one will consume memory on each insn disassembled.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| seth-arnold | binutils isn't safe for untrusted inputs. |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
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binutils Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only) |
| focal |
Not vulnerable
(2.34-6ubuntu1)
|
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| jammy |
Not vulnerable
(2.38-3ubuntu1)
|
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| lunar |
Not vulnerable
(2.40-2ubuntu4)
|
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| mantic |
Not vulnerable
(2.41-4ubuntu1)
|
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| trusty |
Released
(2.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm3)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only) |
|
| upstream |
Released
(2.34)
|
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| xenial |
Released
(2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm7)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only) |
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Patches: upstream: https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=378fd436405b3051df34ac995b2e03fe1f3d1907 |
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Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 5.5 |
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |