CVE-2020-19726 Affecting binutils package, versions <2.37-3


low

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required
    Confidentiality High
    Integrity High
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.12% (45th percentile)
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NVD
8.8 high
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SUSE
7.8 high
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Red Hat
8.8 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-BINUTILS-5862062
  • published 26 Aug 2023
  • disclosed 22 Aug 2023

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable binutils to version 2.37-3 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.

An issue was discovered in binutils libbfd.c 2.36 relating to the auxiliary symbol data allows attackers to read or write to system memory or cause a denial of service.