CVE-2020-16592

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions GNU Binutils version 2.34

Description A use after free issue exists in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library, specifically in the bfd hash lookup function, which can cause a denial of service via a crafted file. This issue is demonstrated in nm-new.

Recommendations For GNU Binutils version 2.34, consider updating to a newer version that contains a fix for this issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of the bfd hash lookup function until a patch is available.