CVE-2022-4285
Publication date 27 January 2023
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
An illegal memory access flaw was found in the binutils package. Parsing an ELF file containing corrupt symbol version information may result in a denial of service. This issue is the result of an incomplete fix for CVE-2020-16599.
Status
Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
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binutils | 24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
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22.04 LTS jammy |
Fixed 2.38-4ubuntu2.4
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20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
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18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
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14.04 LTS trusty |
Not affected
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binutils-avr | 24.04 LTS noble |
Needs evaluation
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22.04 LTS jammy |
Needs evaluation
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20.04 LTS focal |
Needs evaluation
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18.04 LTS bionic |
Needs evaluation
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Needs evaluation
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14.04 LTS trusty | Ignored end of standard support | |
gdb | 24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
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22.04 LTS jammy |
Fixed 12.1-0ubuntu1~22.04.2
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20.04 LTS focal |
Fixed 9.2-0ubuntu1~20.04.2
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18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 8.1.1-0ubuntu1+esm1
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 7.11.1-0ubuntu1~16.5+esm1
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14.04 LTS trusty | Ignored end of standard support |
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seth-arnold
binutils isn't safe for untrusted inputs.
rodrigo-zaiden
versions earlier than 2.35 are not affected.
Patch details
Package | Patch details |
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binutils |
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 5.5 · Medium |
Attack vector | Local |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | Required |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | None |
Integrity impact | None |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-6544-1
- GNU binutils vulnerabilities
- 11 December 2023