CVE-2020-21490
binutils: memory leak in get_field() in microblaze-dis.c
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Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS
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Published · December 4, 2019
Updated · November 21, 2025
Description
A memory leak vulnerability has been discovered in Binutils in microblaze-dis.c. This flaw results in memory consumption with each disassembled instruction. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to conduct a denial of service attack by repeatedly triggering the disassembly of instructions, leading to memory exhaustion and service disruption.
Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CWE not specified