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Uncontrolled Recursion Affecting gcc-11 package, versions *

low

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.05% (19th percentile)
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NVD
5.5 medium
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SUSE
3.3 low
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Red Hat
3.3 low

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU2204-GCC11-2775686
  • published 15 Jan 2022
  • disclosed 14 Jan 2022
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Introduced: 14 Jan 2022

CVE-2021-46195 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-674 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:22.04 gcc-11.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream gcc-11 package and not the gcc-11 package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:22.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

GCC v12.0 was discovered to contain an uncontrolled recursion via the component libiberty/rust-demangle.c. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by consuming excessive CPU and memory resources.