Memory leak in Binutils - CVE-2022-48065

Vulnerability identifier: #VU86946

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-2022-48065

CWE-ID: CWE-401

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform DoS attack on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due memory leak within the find_abstract_instance() function in dwarf2.c. A remote attacker can force the application to leak memory and perform denial of service attack.

Binutils
Amazon Linux AMI
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 Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12
SUSE CaaS Platform
SUSE Manager Server
SUSE Manager Proxy
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
SUSE Enterprise Storage
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 LTSS
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 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
Ubuntu
Fedora
ObjectScale
IBM Sterling Order Management
binutils (Ubuntu package)
binutils-multiarch (Ubuntu package)
binutils
libctf0
libctf0-debuginfo
libctf-nobfd0
libctf-nobfd0-debuginfo
binutils-gold-debuginfo
binutils-devel
binutils-gold
binutils-debuginfo
binutils-debugsource
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-spu-binutils-debugsource
cross-m68k-binutils
cross-mips-binutils-debuginfo
cross-hppa-binutils
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-ppc-binutils-debuginfo
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-s390-binutils
cross-avr-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-rx-binutils-debugsource
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-ppc64-binutils-debugsource
cross-ia64-binutils-debugsource
cross-riscv64-binutils-debugsource
cross-epiphany-binutils-debuginfo
cross-riscv64-binutils
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-sparc64-binutils-debugsource
gdb
RecoverPoint for VMs
Dell EMC VxRail Appliance
IBM Netezza Performance Server

Install updates from vendor's website.

Binutils - update to 2.40
ObjectScale - update to 1.4.0
binutils (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 2.34-6ubuntu1.9, 2.38-4ubuntu2.6
binutils-multiarch (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 2.34-6ubuntu1.9, 2.38-4ubuntu2.6
binutils - update to 2.39-6
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-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
binutils-debugsource - addressed in versions 2.41-9.53.1, 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-spu-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-m68k-binutils - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-mips-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-hppa-binutils - 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-ppc-binutils-debuginfo - 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-s390-binutils - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
cross-avr-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-rx-binutils-debugsource - 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-ppc64-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-riscv64-binutils - 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-sparc64-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.41-150100.7.46.1
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
IBM Netezza Performance Server - update to 11.2.1.0
gdb - addressed in versions 13.2-6.fc38, 13.2-10.fc39

• https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29925
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231006-0008/
• https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=d28fbc7197ba0e021a43f873eff90b05dcdcff6a
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GLZXZXFX2ZWTDU2QZUSZG36LZZVTKUVG/
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KGSKF4GH7425S6XFDQMWTJGD5U47BAZN/

• Multiple vulnerabilities in GNU Binutils
• Fedora 39 update for gdb
• Fedora 38 update for gdb
• Ubuntu update for binutils
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Sterling Order Management
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Dell EMC VxRail Appliance
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Dell ObjectScale
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Netezza Performance Server
• SUSE update for binutils
• SUSE update for binutils
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines
• Amazon Linux AMI update for binutils