Memory Leak Affecting binutils package, versions <2.34-6ubuntu1.8


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (15th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2004-BINUTILS-5853806
  • published24 Aug 2023
  • disclosed22 Aug 2023

Introduced: 22 Aug 2023

CVE-2022-47008  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-401  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:20.04 binutils to version 2.34-6ubuntu1.8 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream binutils package and not the binutils package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:20.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered function make_tempdir, and make_tempname in bucomm.c in Binutils 2.34 thru 2.38, allows attackers to cause a denial of service due to memory leaks.

CVSS Scores

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