TI-2020-12835 Aliases CVE-2020-16590 GHSA-gfcr-hr3x-v6r9

A double free vulnerability exists in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) (aka libbrd) in…

LOW 27CWE-415Published 2020-12-09 · Updated 2024-08-04

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · None · High
Fix status: Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-415 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

A double free vulnerability exists in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) (aka libbrd) in GNU Binutils 2.35 in the process_symbol_table, as demonstrated in readelf, via a crafted file.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00954 61st percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.35:::::::*	2.35	Vulnerable	GNU
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:ontap_select_deploy_administration_utility:-:::::::*	not specified by NVD	Vulnerable	NetApp

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.35 Vulnerable ·GNU
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:ontap_select_deploy_administration_utility:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NetApp

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Product	Status	Plan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5	Affected	No fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6	Affected	No fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7	Affected	No fix planned: Out of support scope

Not affected: 1 product

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-16590
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gfcr-hr3x-v6r9

References

Sources

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