CVE-2020-21490

Public Exploit

Description

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.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.02%
Third-Party Advisory sourceware.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=25249 third party advisory issue tracking exploit
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=378fd436405b3051df34ac995b2e03fe1f3d1907
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230929-0007/

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-21490?
CVE-2020-21490 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-21490?
To fix CVE-2020-21490, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-21490 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2020-21490 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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