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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2020-19724: Security patch for binutils (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Aug 22, 2023
Added
Jan 10, 2024
Modified
May 20, 2026

Description

A memory consumption issue in get_data function in binutils/nm.c in GNU nm before 2.34 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted command.

Solutions

amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-binutilsamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-binutils-debuginfoamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-binutils-devel
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