NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting gdb package, versions <12.1-0ubuntu1~22.04.2


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.44% (38th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2204-GDB-3160538
  • published21 Jun 2024
  • disclosed27 Jan 2023

Introduced: 27 Jan 2023

CVE-2022-4285  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:22.04 gdb to version 12.1-0ubuntu1~22.04.2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream gdb package and not the gdb package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:22.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Base Scores

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