Use of Uninitialized Resource Affecting binutils package, versions *
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- published 26 Jul 2021
- disclosed 27 Dec 2019
Introduced: 27 Dec 2019
CVE-2020-35494 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
There is no fixed version for Centos:8 binutils.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream binutils package and not the binutils package as distributed by Centos.
See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.
There's a flaw in binutils /opcodes/tic4x-dis.c. An attacker who is able to submit a crafted input file to be processed by binutils could cause usage of uninitialized memory. The highest threat is to application availability with a lower threat to data confidentiality. This flaw affects binutils versions prior to 2.34.
References
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210212-0007/
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-35494
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4KOK3QWSVOUJWJ54HVGIFWNLWQ5ZY4S6/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1911439
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-24
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4KOK3QWSVOUJWJ54HVGIFWNLWQ5ZY4S6/