CVE-2019-14250: An issue was discovered in GNU libiberty, as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.32.

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CVE-2019-14250 is a memory corruption flaw in GNU libiberty as shipped with GNU Binutils 2.32. A malformed ELF object file can trigger an integer overflow that leads to a heap-based buffer overflow. The main business concern is untrusted file processing in build, analysis, or packaging workflows, not a confirmed internet-facing service issue. Exposure is most likely on systems with vulnerable GNU Binutils/libiberty packages that parse ELF or object files, especially developer workstations, CI/build servers, package tooling, and security analysis environments. The bundle does not establish public network exposure or complete affected product mappings. Treat this as a targeted remediation item for engineering and analysis environments. It is not documented here as actively exploited, but memory corruption in common developer tooling can affect supply-chain and build systems that handle untrusted files. Mitigation focus: Apply applicable vendor updates for GNU Binutils/libiberty packages.; Check Ubuntu, openSUSE, Gentoo, NetApp, and other vendor guidance for affected builds.; Restrict processing of untrusted ELF/object files on vulnerable systems until updated..

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Jun 6, 2026, 14:06 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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