Double Free Affecting binutils package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.11% (47th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN9-BINUTILS-1050283
  • published11 Dec 2020
  • disclosed9 Dec 2020

Introduced: 9 Dec 2020

CVE-2020-16590  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-415  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Debian:9 binutils.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream binutils package and not the binutils package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

A double free vulnerability exists in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) (aka libbrd) in GNU Binutils 2.35 in the process_symbol_table, as demonstrated in readelf, via a crafted file.

CVSS Scores

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