CVE-2020-16590
published 2020-12-09CVE-2020-16590: 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…
PriorityP419medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRNUIRSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.94%
57.4th percentile
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.
Affected
6 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | binutils | < binutils 2.35-1 (bookworm) | binutils 2.35-1 (bookworm) |
| gnu | binutils | — | — |
| gnu | binutils | >= 0 < 2.35-1 | 2.35-1 |
| gnu | binutils | >= 0 < 2.35-1 | 2.35-1 |
| gnu | binutils | >= 0 < 2.35-1 | 2.35-1 |
| gnu | binutils | >= 0 < 2.35-1 | 2.35-1 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.04.3MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
osv5.5MEDIUM
vendor_debian5.5LOW
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
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Red Hat
binutils: double free vulnerability in process_symbol_table could result in DoS
vendor_redhat·2020-12-10·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2020-16590 [MEDIUM] CWE-416 binutils: double free vulnerability in process_symbol_table could result in DoS
binutils: double free vulnerability in process_symbol_table could result in DoS
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.
Statement: binutils as shipped in Red Hat Developer Toolsets 9 and 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 BaseOS and GCC Toolsets 9 and 10, are all not affected by this flaw as it was introduced in a newer version of binutils code than shipped for BaseOS and the 9 toolsets, but already patched in the versions shipped with 10 toolsets.
Package: binutils (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Out of support scope
Package: binutils220 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Out of support scope
Package: binutils (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Out of suppo
Debian
CVE-2020-16590: binutils - A double free vulnerability exists in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) (aka libb...
vendor_debian·2020·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2020-16590 [MEDIUM] CVE-2020-16590: binutils - A double free vulnerability exists in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) (aka libb...
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.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 2.35-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 2.35-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 2.35-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 2.35-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 2.35-1)
GHSA
GHSA-gfcr-hr3x-v6r9: A double free vulnerability exists in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) (aka libbrd) in GNU Binutils 2
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-24
CVE-2020-16590 [MEDIUM] CWE-415 GHSA-gfcr-hr3x-v6r9: A double free vulnerability exists in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) (aka libbrd) in GNU Binutils 2
A double free vulnerability exists in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) (aka libbrd) in GNU Binutils 2.34 in the process_symbol_table, as demonstrated in readelf, via a crafted file.
OSV
CVE-2020-16590: A double free vulnerability exists in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) (aka libbrd) in GNU Binutils 2
osv·2020-12-09·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2020-16590 [MEDIUM] CVE-2020-16590: A double free vulnerability exists in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) (aka libbrd) in GNU Binutils 2
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.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210115-0003/https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=25821https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=c98a4545dc7bf2bcaf1de539c4eb84784680eaa4https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210115-0003/https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=25821https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=c98a4545dc7bf2bcaf1de539c4eb84784680eaa4
2020-12-09
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