CVE-2022-38533

2022-08-2600:00:00

ubuntu.com

gnu binutils

heap-buffer-overflow

error function bfd_getl32

strip_main

crafted file

security vulnerability

5.5 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

39.6%

JSON

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.

Bugs

<https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29482>

Notes

Author	Note
seth-arnold	binutils isn’t safe for untrusted inputs.

OSVersionArchitecturePackageVersionFilename
ubuntu18.04noarchbinutils< 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.8UNKNOWN
ubuntu20.04noarchbinutils< 2.34-6ubuntu1.4UNKNOWN
ubuntu22.04noarchbinutils< 2.38-4ubuntu2.1UNKNOWN
ubuntu22.10noarchbinutils< 2.39-3ubuntu1.1UNKNOWN
ubuntu23.04noarchbinutils< 2.40-2ubuntu1UNKNOWN
ubuntu23.10noarchbinutils< 2.40-2ubuntu1UNKNOWN
ubuntu14.04noarchbinutils< 2.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm6UNKNOWN
ubuntu16.04noarchbinutils< 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm5UNKNOWN

OS	Version	Architecture	Package	Version	Filename
ubuntu	18.04	noarch	binutils	< 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.8	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	20.04	noarch	binutils	< 2.34-6ubuntu1.4	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	22.04	noarch	binutils	< 2.38-4ubuntu2.1	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	22.10	noarch	binutils	< 2.39-3ubuntu1.1	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	23.04	noarch	binutils	< 2.40-2ubuntu1	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	23.10	noarch	binutils	< 2.40-2ubuntu1	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	14.04	noarch	binutils	< 2.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm6	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	16.04	noarch	binutils	< 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm5	UNKNOWN