CVE-2020-16590
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2020-16590 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2020-12-09 21:15:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2023-11-07 03:18:00 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-415
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| sourceware.org Git - binutils-gdb.git/commit | MISC | sourceware.org | Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| 25821 – Double free in readelf | MISC | sourceware.org | Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory |
| sourceware.org Git - binutils-gdb.git/commit | sourceware.org | ||
| December 2020 GNU Binutils Vulnerabilities in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security | CONFIRM | security.netapp.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 751313 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for binutils (SUSE-SU-2021:3593-1)
- 751321 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for binutils (SUSE-SU-2021:3616-1)
- 751331 OpenSUSE Security Update for binutils (openSUSE-SU-2021:3616-1)
- 751350 OpenSUSE Security Update for binutils (openSUSE-SU-2021:1475-1)
- 751916 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for binutils (SUSE-SU-2022:0934-1)