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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2020-35494: Binutils: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2020-35494: Binutils: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P)
Published
01/04/2021
Created
07/13/2021
Added
07/12/2021
Modified
07/12/2021

Description

There's a flaw in binutils /opcodes/tic4x-dis.c. An attacker who is able to submit a crafted input file to be processed by binutils could cause usage of uninitialized memory. The highest threat is to application availability with a lower threat to data confidentiality. This flaw affects binutils versions prior to 2.34.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-sys-devel-binutils

References

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