Out-of-bounds Write Affecting binutils package, versions <2.38-4ubuntu2.2


Severity

low

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.07% (31st percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU2204-BINUTILS-5420349
  • published 12 Apr 2023
  • disclosed 17 May 2023

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:22.04 binutils to version 2.38-4ubuntu2.2 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:22.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

A potential heap based buffer overflow was found in _bfd_elf_slurp_version_tables() in bfd/elf.c. This may lead to loss of availability.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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Snyk

6.5 low
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    Required
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    None
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    High
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NVD

6.5 medium
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SUSE

3.3 low
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Red Hat

2.5 low