Updated: 2026-03-05 03:48:13.79131
Description:
Memory leak in decode_line_info in dwarf2.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted ELF file.
| Links | NIST | CIRCL | RHEL | Ubuntu |
| Severity | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| CVSS Version 2.x | HIGH | 7.1 |
| CVSS Version 3.x | MEDIUM | 5.5 |
| OS name | Project name | Version | Score | Severity | Status | Errata | Last updated | Statement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CentOS 6 ELS | binutils | 2.20 | 5.5 | MEDIUM | Not Vulnerable | 2021-11-24 09:55:38 | Not affected: This flaw targets the decode_line_info implementation in libbfd as shipped with GNU Bi... | |
| CloudLinux 6 ELS | binutils | 2.20 | 5.5 | MEDIUM | Not Vulnerable | 2021-11-24 09:55:38 | ||
| Oracle Linux 6 ELS | binutils | 2.20 | 5.5 | MEDIUM | Not Vulnerable | 2021-11-24 09:55:38 | Not affected: This flaw targets the decode_line_info implementation in libbfd as shipped with GNU Bi... | |
| Ubuntu 16.04 ELS | binutils | 2.26 | 5.5 | MEDIUM | Released | CLSA-2021:1635459139 | 2021-11-02 21:02:48 |