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Debian: CVE-2020-35496: binutils -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2020-35496: binutils -- security update

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
01/04/2021
Created
07/31/2024
Added
07/30/2024
Modified
07/30/2024

Description

There's a flaw in bfd_pef_scan_start_address() of bfd/pef.c in binutils which could allow an attacker who is able to submit a crafted file to be processed by objdump to cause a NULL pointer dereference. The greatest threat of this flaw is to application availability. This flaw affects binutils versions prior to 2.34.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-binutils

References

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