GNU Binutils 2.34 microblaze-dis.c memory leak

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in GNU Binutils 2.34. This impacts an unknown function of the file microblaze-dis.c. Performing a manipulation results in memory leak. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2020-21490. No exploit is available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in GNU Binutils 2.34 (Programming Tool Software). This affects an unknown code of the file microblaze-dis.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory leak vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-401. The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, which slowly consumes remaining memory. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in GNU Binutils 2.34. It is a memory leak when process microblaze-dis.c. This one will consume memory on each insn disassembled.

The weakness was published 08/23/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at sourceware.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2020-21490 since 08/13/2020. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

Applying the patch 378fd436405b3051df34ac995b2e03fe1f3d1907 is able to eliminate this problem.

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Class: Memory leak
CWE: CWE-401 / CWE-404
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Patch: 378fd436405b3051df34ac995b2e03fe1f3d1907

Timelineinfo

08/13/2020 🔍
08/23/2023 +1105 days 🔍
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09/14/2023 +22 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnu.org

Advisory: sourceware.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-21490 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-21490
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-237675

Entryinfo

Created: 08/23/2023 07:21
Updated: 09/14/2023 12:38
Changes: 08/23/2023 07:21 (41), 09/14/2023 12:38 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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