Heap-based buffer overflow in Binutils - CVE-2022-44840

Vulnerability identifier: #VU85404

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 7.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-44840

CWE-ID: CWE-122

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the find_section_in_set() function in readelf.c. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Binutils
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
SUSE CaaS Platform
SUSE Manager Server
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server
SUSE Manager Proxy
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
SUSE Enterprise Storage
Ubuntu
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 LTSS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 LTSS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 LTSS
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 LTSS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS
SUSE Package Hub 15
Development Tools Module
Basesystem Module
openSUSE Leap
Voice Gateway
binutils-multiarch (Ubuntu package)
binutils (Ubuntu package)
libctf0
libctf0-debuginfo
binutils
libctf-nobfd0
libctf-nobfd0-debuginfo
binutils-gold-debuginfo
binutils-devel
binutils-debugsource
binutils-gold
binutils-debuginfo
cross-ppc-binutils-debuginfo
cross-hppa-binutils
cross-arm-binutils
cross-spu-binutils
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-xtensa-binutils-debugsource
cross-rx-binutils-debuginfo
cross-ia64-binutils-debuginfo
cross-i386-binutils
cross-ppc64-binutils-debuginfo
cross-aarch64-binutils
cross-x86_64-binutils
cross-x86_64-binutils-debuginfo
cross-x86_64-binutils-debugsource
cross-s390x-binutils-debuginfo
cross-s390x-binutils
cross-s390x-binutils-debugsource
cross-ppc64le-binutils-debugsource
cross-ppc64le-binutils
cross-ppc64le-binutils-debuginfo
cross-s390-binutils
cross-aarch64-binutils-debuginfo
cross-aarch64-binutils-debugsource
binutils-devel-32bit
cross-riscv64-binutils-debuginfo
cross-mips-binutils
cross-mips-binutils-debugsource
cross-s390-binutils-debuginfo
cross-sparc64-binutils
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-m68k-binutils
cross-avr-binutils
cross-spu-binutils-debuginfo
cross-ia64-binutils
cross-sparc-binutils
cross-hppa-binutils-debugsource
cross-hppa64-binutils-debuginfo
cross-sparc-binutils-debuginfo
cross-hppa64-binutils-debugsource
cross-sparc64-binutils-debugsource
cross-mips-binutils-debuginfo
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-rx-binutils
cross-m68k-binutils-debuginfo
cross-arm-binutils-debugsource
cross-arm-binutils-debuginfo
cross-hppa64-binutils
cross-ppc64-binutils-debugsource
ObjectScale
IBM Sterling Order Management
IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data
RecoverPoint for VMs
Dell EMC VxRail Appliance

Install updates from vendor's website.

Binutils - update to 2.40
Voice Gateway - update to 1.0.8.12
binutils-multiarch (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only), 2.34-6ubuntu1.8, 2.38-4ubuntu2.5
binutils (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only), 2.34-6ubuntu1.8, 2.38-4ubuntu2.5
ObjectScale - update to 1.4.0
libctf0 - 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
binutils - 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
libctf-nobfd0-debuginfo - 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
binutils-devel - 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-gold - 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
cross-ppc-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-hppa-binutils - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-arm-binutils - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-spu-binutils - 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-xtensa-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-rx-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-ia64-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-i386-binutils - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-ppc64-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-aarch64-binutils - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-x86_64-binutils - 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-debugsource - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-s390x-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-s390x-binutils - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-s390x-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-ppc64le-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-ppc64le-binutils - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-ppc64le-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-s390-binutils - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-aarch64-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-aarch64-binutils-debugsource - 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-sparc64-binutils - 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-m68k-binutils - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-avr-binutils - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-spu-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-ia64-binutils - 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-sparc64-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-mips-binutils-debuginfo - 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-rx-binutils - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-m68k-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-arm-binutils-debugsource - 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-ppc64-binutils-debugsource - 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

• https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29732

• Multiple vulnerabilities in GNU Binutils
• Ubuntu update for binutils
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Sterling Order Management
• Heap-based buffer overflow in IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Dell EMC VxRail Appliance
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Dell ObjectScale
• SUSE update for binutils
• SUSE update for binutils
• Ubuntu update for binutils
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Voice Gateway