Memory Leak Affecting binutils package, versions <2.33.50.20200114-1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (21st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-BINUTILS-5862060
  • published26 Aug 2023
  • disclosed22 Aug 2023

Introduced: 22 Aug 2023

CVE-2020-19724  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-401  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable binutils to version 2.33.50.20200114-1 or higher.

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:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.

A memory consumption issue in get_data function in binutils/nm.c in GNU nm before 2.34 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted command.

CVSS Scores

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