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CVE-2022-48063

Published: 22 August 2023

GNU Binutils before 2.40 was discovered to contain an excessive memory consumption vulnerability via the function load_separate_debug_files at dwarf2.c. The attacker could supply a crafted ELF file and cause a DNS attack.

Notes

AuthorNote
seth-arnold
binutils isn't safe for untrusted inputs.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
binutils
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm3)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
focal
Released (2.34-6ubuntu1.9)
jammy
Released (2.38-4ubuntu2.6)
lunar Not vulnerable
(2.40-2ubuntu4)
mantic Not vulnerable
(2.41-5ubuntu1)
trusty
Released (2.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm5)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
upstream
Released (2.39)
xenial
Released (2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm9)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
Patches:
upstream: https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=75393a2d54bcc40053e5262a3de9d70c5ebfbbfd

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.5
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