Vulnerability · Published Dec 9, 2020 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-16590
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the binutils package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.0% (higher than 62% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.0%top 38.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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 packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | binutils | 2.35-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-16590 |
| Debian:13 | binutils | 2.35-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-16590 |
| Debian:14 | binutils | 2.35-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-16590 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=25821 x_refsource_MISC
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=c98a4545dc7bf2bcaf1de539c4eb84784680eaa4 x_refsource_MISC
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210115-0003/ x_refsource_CONFIRM