Memory corruption in GNU GCC

1) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU72527

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 2.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3826

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the dlang_lname() function in d-demangle.c in libiberty. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack via a crafted mangled symbol.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Gnu Compiler Collection: 10.1.0 - 12.2.0

External links

http://gcc.gnu.org/pipermail/gcc-patches/2021-September/579987
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AXFC74WRZ2Q7F2TSUKPYNIL7ZPBWYI6L/
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4MYLS3VR4OPL5ECRWOR4ZHMGXUSCJFZY/
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/H424YXGW7OKXS2NCAP35OP6Y4P4AW6VG/
http://gcc.gnu.org/git/?p=gcc.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5481040197402be6dfee265bd2ff5a4c88e30505
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7MTEHT3G6YKJ7F7MSGWYSI4UM3XBAYXZ/
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6AKZ2DTS3ATVN5PANNVLKLE5OP4OF25Q/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.