CVE-2020-16269: Medium severity Radare Radare2 vulnerability
radare2 4.5.0 misparses DWARF information in executable files, causing a segmentation fault in parsetypedef in typedwarf.c via a malformed DWATname in the .debuginfo section.
Affected Software
Remediation
Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.
- Upgrade
Upgrade
alpine/radare2to a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 4.5.1-r0
Event History
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the severity of CVE-2020-16269?
CVE-2020-16269 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause a segmentation fault.
How do I fix CVE-2020-16269?
To fix CVE-2020-16269, upgrade to the latest version of radare2 that addresses this vulnerability.
Which versions of radare2 are affected by CVE-2020-16269?
CVE-2020-16269 affects radare2 version 4.5.0.
On which operating systems is CVE-2020-16269 applicable?
CVE-2020-16269 is applicable on Fedora versions 32 and 33 that have radare2 4.5.0 installed.
What causes the CVE-2020-16269 vulnerability?
CVE-2020-16269 is caused by improper parsing of malformed DW_AT_name attributes in the .debug_info section of executable files.