UBUNTU-CVE-2020-16592

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-16592
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2020/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-16592.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-16592
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Published
2020-12-09T21:15:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:46:16Z
Severity
  • 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

A use after free issue exists in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd) in GNU Binutils 2.34 in bfdhashlookup, as demonstrated in nm-new, that can cause a denial of service via a crafted file.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / binutils

Package

Name
binutils
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/binutils@2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.7?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.7

Affected versions

2.*

2.29.1-4ubuntu1
2.29.1-6ubuntu1
2.29.1-7ubuntu1
2.29.1-8ubuntu1
2.29.1-10ubuntu1
2.29.1-12ubuntu1
2.30-4ubuntu1
2.30-5ubuntu1
2.30-7ubuntu1
2.30-8ubuntu1
2.30-9ubuntu1
2.30-10ubuntu1
2.30-11ubuntu1
2.30-14ubuntu2
2.30-15ubuntu1
2.30-20ubuntu2~18.04
2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04
2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.1
2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.2
2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3
2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.4
2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.5

Ecosystem specific 

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            "binary_name": "binutils-alpha-linux-gnu"
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            "binary_name": "binutils-mips64el-linux-gnuabi64"
        },
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            "binary_name": "binutils-mipsel-linux-gnu"
        },
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            "binary_name": "binutils-mipsisa32r6-linux-gnu"
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        },
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            "binary_name": "binutils-powerpc-linux-gnu"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.7",
            "binary_name": "binutils-powerpc-linux-gnuspe"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.7",
            "binary_name": "binutils-powerpc64-linux-gnu"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.7",
            "binary_name": "binutils-powerpc64le-linux-gnu"
        },
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            "binary_name": "binutils-riscv64-linux-gnu"
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            "binary_name": "binutils-s390x-linux-gnu"
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            "binary_name": "binutils-sh4-linux-gnu"
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            "binary_version": "2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.7",
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        },
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            "binary_version": "2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.7",
            "binary_name": "binutils-x86-64-linux-gnux32"
        },
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            "binary_version": "2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.7",
            "binary_name": "libbinutils"
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}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / binutils

Package

Name
binutils
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/binutils@2.34-6ubuntu1.3?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.34-6ubuntu1.3

Affected versions

2.*

2.33-2ubuntu1
2.33.1-1ubuntu1
2.33.1-5ubuntu1
2.33.1-6ubuntu1
2.33.1-6ubuntu3
2.33.90.20200122-1ubuntu2
2.34-1ubuntu1
2.34-3ubuntu1
2.34-4ubuntu1
2.34-5ubuntu1
2.34-6ubuntu1
2.34-6ubuntu1.1

Ecosystem specific 

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    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
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            "binary_version": "2.34-6ubuntu1.3",
            "binary_name": "binutils"
        },
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            "binary_version": "2.34-6ubuntu1.3",
            "binary_name": "binutils-aarch64-linux-gnu"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.34-6ubuntu1.3",
            "binary_name": "binutils-alpha-linux-gnu"
        },
        {
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        {
            "binary_version": "2.34-6ubuntu1.3",
            "binary_name": "binutils-arm-linux-gnueabihf"
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