<p>Upgrade <code>Ubuntu:14.04</code> <code>binutils</code> to version 2.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm3 or higher.</p>

Improper Initialization Affecting binutils package, versions <2.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm3

Snyk CVSS

Attack Complexity Low

Confidentiality High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS 0.08% (36^th percentile)

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Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1404-BINUTILS-5853924
published 24 Aug 2023
disclosed 22 Aug 2023

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Introduced: 22 Aug 2023

CVE-2020-35342 Open this link in a new tab CWE-665 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 binutils to version 2.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm3 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

GNU Binutils before 2.34 has an uninitialized-heap vulnerability in function tic4x_print_cond (file opcodes/tic4x-dis.c) which could allow attackers to make an information leak.