CVE-2022-48065
GNU Binutils before 2.40 was discovered to contain a memory leak vulnerability var the function find_abstract_instance in dwarf2.c.
02 Description
GNU Binutils before 2.40 was discovered to contain a memory leak vulnerability var the function find_abstract_instance in dwarf2.c.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.63% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 50.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 5.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2023-08-22 00:00Z3 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-10-03 17:45Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2022-12-29
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-401Missing Release of Memory after Effective LifetimeVariant
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 8dd021e8b2ec219743ea7005a7d0487375142f83b578d50ba545d62cbf4537f4
05 Affected products
06 References
- sourceware.orghttps://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29925
- sourceware.orghttps://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=d28fbc7197ba0e021a43f873eff90b05dcdcff6a
- security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231006-0008/
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2023-60cf98b7e6https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GLZXZXFX2ZWTDU2QZUSZG36LZZVTKUVG/
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2023-89ade611eehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KGSKF4GH7425S6XFDQMWTJGD5U47BAZN/
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- binutils Fixed in 2.40-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- binutils Fixed in 2.40-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- binutils Fixed in 2.40-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- binutils Fixed in 2.34-6ubuntu1.9
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- binutils Fixed in 2.38-4ubuntu2.6
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.