Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting binutils-devel package, versions <0:2.39-6.amzn2023.0.5


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.09% (42nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-BINUTILSDEVEL-3356368
  • published8 Mar 2023
  • disclosed26 Aug 2022

Introduced: 26 Aug 2022

CVE-2022-38533  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 binutils-devel to version 0:2.39-6.amzn2023.0.5 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2023-119.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream binutils-devel package and not the binutils-devel package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2023 relevant fixed versions and status.

In GNU Binutils before 2.40, there is a heap-buffer-overflow in the error function bfd_getl32 when called from the strip_main function in strip-new via a crafted file.

CVSS Base Scores

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