CVE-2021-32256: Medium severity GNU binutils vulnerability

Published Jul 18, 2023
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Updated

An issue was discovered in GNU libiberty, as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.36. It is a stack-overflow issue in demangletype in rust-demangle.c.

Affected Software

3 affected componentsFixes available
GNU binutils=2.36
Microsoft azl3 gcc 13.2.0-7
Microsoft azl3 binutils 2.41-5

Event History

Jul 18, 2023
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Description
Data Sourced
02:15 PM
Description
Sep 4, 2025
Data Sourced
via Microsoft·07:08 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via Microsoft·07:08 AM
Affected Software
Updated
via Microsoft·07:08 AM
DescriptionSeverity

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID of this issue in GNU libiberty?

The vulnerability ID of this issue in GNU libiberty is CVE-2021-32256.

2

What is the severity level of CVE-2021-32256?

CVE-2021-32256 has a severity level of medium.

3

What is affected by CVE-2021-32256?

CVE-2021-32256 affects GNU Binutils version 2.36.

4

What is the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) for CVE-2021-32256?

The Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) for CVE-2021-32256 is CWE-787.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2021-32256?

You can find more information about CVE-2021-32256 at the following references: [link1](https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/binutils/+bug/1927070), [link2](https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230824-0013/)

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