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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2021-3826

Heap/stack buffer overflow in the dlang_lname function in d-demangle.c in libiberty allows attackers to potentially cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and crash) via a crafted mangled symbol.

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1 Nov 2026, 06:29 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2021-3826

core-osv · Original source

Published 1 Sept 2022, 21:15 UTC

Heap/stack buffer overflow in the dlang_lname function in d-demangle.c in libiberty allows attackers to potentially cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and crash) via a crafted mangled symbol.

osv:CVE-2021-3826
Complete source record
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  "method": "structured",
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        "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AXFC74WRZ2Q7F2TSUKPYNIL7ZPBWYI6L/",
        "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/H424YXGW7OKXS2NCAP35OP6Y4P4AW6VG/",
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