UBUNTU-CVE-2021-20284
- Source
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-20284
- Import Source
- https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2021/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-20284.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-20284
- Upstream
- Withdrawn
- 2025-07-18T16:46:36Z
- Published
- 2021-03-26T17:15:00Z
- Modified
- 2025-07-16T07:54:50Z
- 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 flaw was found in GNU Binutils 2.35.1, where there is a heap-based buffer overflow in _bfd_elf_slurp_secondary_reloc_section in elf.c due to the number of symbols not calculated correctly. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
- References
Affected packages
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / binutils
Package
- Name
- binutils
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/binutils@2.38-2ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=jammy
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affectedFixed2.38-2ubuntu1
Affected versions
2.*
2.37-7ubuntu1
2.37-9ubuntu1
2.37-10ubuntu1
2.37.50.20220106-2ubuntu1
2.37.90.20220126-0ubuntu1
2.37.90.20220130-0ubuntu2
2.38-1ubuntu1
Ecosystem specific
{
"availability": "No subscription required",
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