Vulnerability · Published Aug 22, 2023 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2022-47008
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the binutils package (Debian). Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 33% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 67.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An issue was discovered function make_tempdir, and make_tempname in bucomm.c in Binutils 2.34 thru 2.38, allows attackers to cause a denial of service due to memory leaks.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | binutils | 2.38.50.20220627-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-47008 |
| Debian:13 | binutils | 2.38.50.20220627-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-47008 |
| Debian:14 | binutils | 2.38.50.20220627-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-47008 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | binutils | 2.38-4ubuntu2.5 | USN-6581-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | binutils | 2.38-4ubuntu2.5 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-47008 |