NULL pointer dereference in Binutils - CVE-2022-4285

Vulnerability identifier: #VU76453

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-4285

CWE-ID: CWE-476

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error when parsing an ELF file containing corrupt symbol version information. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted file to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Binutils
Oracle Linux
Gentoo Linux
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SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
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SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15
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Basesystem Module
SUSE Package Hub 15
Development Tools Module
openSUSE Leap
openEuler
Fedora
IBM Cloud Pak for Watson AIOps
IBM Business Automation Manager Open Editions
ObjectScale
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IBM Sterling Order Management
Robotic Process Automation for Cloud Pak
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform
OpenShift Virtualization
OpenShift Logging
IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data
Red Hat Process Automation Manager (formerly JBoss BPM Suite)
binutils-multiarch (Ubuntu package)
binutils (Ubuntu package)
gdb (Ubuntu package)
Ubuntu security updates mailing list (Ubuntu package)
gdbserver (Ubuntu package)
binutils (Red Hat package)
binutils-devel
binutils
devtoolset-12-binutils (Red Hat package)
mingw-binutils
binutils-help
binutils-debugsource
binutils-debuginfo
gcc-toolset-12-binutils
gcc-toolset-12-binutils-gold
gcc-toolset-12-binutils-devel
gcc-toolset-12-binutils (Red Hat package)
sys-devel/binutils
libctf0
binutils-gold
binutils-gold-debuginfo
libctf-nobfd0-debuginfo
libctf-nobfd0
libctf0-debuginfo
cross-hppa-binutils
cross-ppc64-binutils-debuginfo
cross-i386-binutils
cross-ia64-binutils-debuginfo
cross-rx-binutils-debuginfo
cross-rx-binutils
cross-mips-binutils-debuginfo
cross-m68k-binutils
cross-rx-binutils-debugsource
cross-ia64-binutils-debugsource
cross-riscv64-binutils-debugsource
cross-epiphany-binutils-debuginfo
cross-spu-binutils-debugsource
cross-i386-binutils-debugsource
cross-xtensa-binutils-debuginfo
cross-ppc64-binutils-debugsource
cross-spu-binutils
binutils-devel-32bit
cross-riscv64-binutils-debuginfo
cross-mips-binutils
cross-mips-binutils-debugsource
cross-s390-binutils-debuginfo
cross-s390-binutils
cross-ppc-binutils-debuginfo
cross-arm-binutils
cross-xtensa-binutils-debugsource
cross-m68k-binutils-debugsource
cross-avr-binutils-debuginfo
cross-avr-binutils-debugsource
cross-sparc-binutils-debugsource
cross-epiphany-binutils-debugsource
cross-ppc64-binutils
cross-hppa-binutils-debuginfo
cross-ppc64le-binutils-debuginfo
cross-sparc-binutils
cross-hppa-binutils-debugsource
cross-hppa64-binutils-debuginfo
cross-sparc-binutils-debuginfo
cross-hppa64-binutils-debugsource
cross-aarch64-binutils-debugsource
cross-aarch64-binutils-debuginfo
cross-aarch64-binutils
cross-arm-binutils-debugsource
cross-ppc64le-binutils
cross-ppc64le-binutils-debugsource
cross-s390x-binutils-debugsource
cross-s390x-binutils
cross-s390x-binutils-debuginfo
cross-x86_64-binutils-debugsource
cross-x86_64-binutils-debuginfo
cross-x86_64-binutils
cross-spu-binutils-debuginfo
cross-m68k-binutils-debuginfo
cross-arm-binutils-debuginfo
cross-hppa64-binutils
cross-sparc64-binutils-debugsource
cross-riscv64-binutils
cross-i386-binutils-debuginfo
cross-epiphany-binutils
cross-ppc-binutils-debugsource
cross-ppc-binutils
cross-xtensa-binutils
cross-s390-binutils-debugsource
cross-sparc64-binutils-debuginfo
cross-sparc64-binutils
cross-avr-binutils
cross-ia64-binutils
insight
RecoverPoint for VMs
Dell EMC VxRail Appliance

Install updates from vendor's website.

Binutils - update to 2.40
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform - addressed in versions 4.11.54, 4.12.45, 4.13.24, 4.14.4
OpenShift Virtualization - update to 4.12.9
OpenShift Logging - addressed in versions 5.7.10, 5.8.1
Red Hat Process Automation Manager (formerly JBoss BPM Suite) - update to 7.13.4 SP2
IBM Business Automation Manager Open Editions - update to 8.0.4 IF001
binutils-multiarch (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only), 2.34-6ubuntu1.7, 2.38-4ubuntu2.4
binutils (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only), 2.34-6ubuntu1.7, 2.38-4ubuntu2.4
gdb (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions Ubuntu Pro, 9.2-0ubuntu1~20.04.2, 12.1-0ubuntu1~22.04.2
Ubuntu security updates mailing list (Ubuntu package) - update to Security announcements mailing list
gdbserver (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions Ubuntu Pro, 9.2-0ubuntu1~20.04.2, 12.1-0ubuntu1~22.04.2
ObjectScale - update to 1.4.0
Cloud Pak for Network Automation - update to 2.6.4
binutils (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 2.30-119.el8_8.2, 2.35.2-42.el9
binutils-devel - update to 2.30-119.0.2
binutils - update to 2.30-119.0.2
devtoolset-12-binutils (Red Hat package) - update to 2.36.1-6.el7
mingw-binutils - addressed in versions 2.37-6.fc36, 2.38-6.fc37
binutils-help - addressed in versions 2.37-23, 2.37-25
binutils - addressed in versions 2.37-23, 2.37-25
binutils-devel - addressed in versions 2.37-23, 2.37-25
binutils-debugsource - addressed in versions 2.37-23, 2.37-25
binutils-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.37-23, 2.37-25
gcc-toolset-12-binutils - update to 2.38-17
gcc-toolset-12-binutils-gold - update to 2.38-17
gcc-toolset-12-binutils-devel - update to 2.38-17
gcc-toolset-12-binutils (Red Hat package) - update to 2.38-17.el8
sys-devel/binutils - update to 2.40
libctf0 - addressed in versions 2.41-9.53.1, 2.41-150100.7.46.1
binutils-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.41-9.53.1, 2.41-150100.7.46.1
binutils-gold - addressed in versions 2.41-9.53.1, 2.41-150100.7.46.1
binutils-debugsource - addressed in versions 2.41-9.53.1, 2.41-150100.7.46.1
binutils-devel - addressed in versions 2.41-9.53.1, 2.41-150100.7.46.1
binutils-gold-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.41-9.53.1, 2.41-150100.7.46.1
libctf-nobfd0-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.41-9.53.1, 2.41-150100.7.46.1
libctf-nobfd0 - addressed in versions 2.41-9.53.1, 2.41-150100.7.46.1
binutils - addressed in versions 2.41-9.53.1, 2.41-150100.7.46.1
libctf0-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.41-9.53.1, 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-hppa-binutils - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-ppc64-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-i386-binutils - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-ia64-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-rx-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-rx-binutils - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-mips-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-m68k-binutils - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-rx-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-ia64-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-riscv64-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-epiphany-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-spu-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-i386-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-xtensa-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-ppc64-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-spu-binutils - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
binutils-devel-32bit - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-riscv64-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-mips-binutils - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-mips-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-s390-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-s390-binutils - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-ppc-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-arm-binutils - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-xtensa-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-m68k-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-avr-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-avr-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-sparc-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-epiphany-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-ppc64-binutils - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-hppa-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-ppc64le-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-sparc-binutils - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-hppa-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-hppa64-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-sparc-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-hppa64-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-aarch64-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-aarch64-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-aarch64-binutils - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-arm-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-ppc64le-binutils - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-ppc64le-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-s390x-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-s390x-binutils - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-s390x-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-x86_64-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-x86_64-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-x86_64-binutils - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-spu-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-m68k-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-arm-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-hppa64-binutils - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-sparc64-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-riscv64-binutils - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-i386-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-epiphany-binutils - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-ppc-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-ppc-binutils - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-xtensa-binutils - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-s390-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-sparc64-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-sparc64-binutils - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-avr-binutils - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-ia64-binutils - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data - update to 4.8.5
RecoverPoint for VMs - update to 6.0.SP1.P1
Dell EMC VxRail Appliance - update to 8.0.120
IBM Sterling Order Management - update to 10.0.2403.1
insight - addressed in versions 13.0.50.20220502-4.fc36, 13.0.50.20220502-4.fc37
Robotic Process Automation for Cloud Pak - addressed in versions 21.0.7.18, 23.0.19

• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2150768
• https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29699
• https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=5c831a3c7f3ca98d6aba1200353311e1a1f84c70

• Denial of service in GNU Binutils
• Red Hat Software Collections update for devtoolset-12-binutils
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for gcc-toolset-12-binutils
• Fedora 37 update for mingw-binutils
• Fedora 36 update for mingw-binutils
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for binutils
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for binutils
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Oracle Linux
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Red Hat Process Automation Manager 7.13
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.11
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.11
• Multiple vulnerabilities in OpenShift Container Platform 4.14
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14
• Multiple security vulnerabilities in IBM Business Automation Manager Open Editions
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Cloud Pak for Watson AIOps
• Ubuntu update for binutils
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Logging Subsystem 5.8 for Red Hat OpenShift
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Cloud Pak for Network Automation
• Multiple vulnerabilities in OpenShift Virtualization 4.12
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Logging Subsystem 5.7 for Red Hat OpenShift
• openEuler 22.03 LTS update for binutils
• openEuler 22.03 LTS SP1 update for binutils
• openEuler 22.03 LTS SP2 update for binutils
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Sterling Order Management
• NULL pointer dereference in IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Dell EMC VxRail Appliance
• Ubuntu update for gdb
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Dell ObjectScale
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Robotic Process Automation for Cloud Pak
• SUSE update for binutils
• SUSE update for binutils
• Gentoo update for GNU Binutils
• Fedora 37 update for insight
• Fedora 36 update for insight
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines
• Anolis OS update for gcc-toolset-12-binutils
• Anolis OS update for binutils