CVE-2022-48065
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6655-1
Severity Score
5.5
*CVSS v3.1
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*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
1
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
Track*
*SSVC
Descriptions
GNU Binutils before 2.40 was discovered to contain a memory leak vulnerability var the function find_abstract_instance in dwarf2.c.
It was discovered that GNU binutils was not properly handling the logic behind certain memory management related operations, which could lead to an invalid memory access. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. It was discovered that GNU binutils was not properly performing bounds checks when dealing with memory allocation operations, which could lead to excessive memory consumption. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
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Timeline
- 2022-12-29 CVE Reserved
- 2023-08-22 CVE Published
- 2024-10-03 CVE Updated
- 2024-10-03 First Exploit
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-401: Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
CAPEC
References (5)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231006-0008 | Third Party Advisory |
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| https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=d28fbc7197ba0e021a43f873eff90b05dcdcff6a | Broken Link |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29925 | 2024-10-03 |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Gnu Search vendor "Gnu" | Binutils Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Binutils" | < 2.40 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Binutils" and version " < 2.40" | - |
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| Netapp Search vendor "Netapp" | Ontap Select Deploy Administration Utility Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Ontap Select Deploy Administration Utility" | - | - |
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| Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject" | Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" | 38 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "38" | - |
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| Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject" | Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" | 39 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "39" | - |
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