Uncontrolled recursion in binutils
Priority LOW 37CWE-674Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-674.
Summary
A flaw was discovered in GNU libiberty within demangle_path() in rust-demangle.c, as distributed in GNU Binutils version 2.36. A crafted symbol can cause stack memory to be exhausted leading to a crash.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.024 84th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | binutils | GNU Binutils version before and including 2.36 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- binutils Vendor— Affected GNU Binutils version before and including 2.36 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 4 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-3530
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-54mp-4694-9j92
References
Sources
- CVE-2021-3530 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-3530 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-54mp-4694-9j92 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2021-3530 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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