Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime Affecting binutils package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.14% (50th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2004-BINUTILS-842774
  • published17 Sept 2020
  • disclosed2 Jan 2019

Introduced: 2 Jan 2019

CVE-2018-20657  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-772  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:20.04 binutils.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream binutils package and not the binutils package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:20.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

The demangle_template function in cplus-dem.c in GNU libiberty, as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.31.1, has a memory leak via a crafted string, leading to a denial of service (memory consumption), as demonstrated by cxxfilt, a related issue to CVE-2018-12698.