Vulnerability · Published Aug 22, 2023 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2022-35205
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the binutils package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. 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 3.1)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 67.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An issue was discovered in Binutils readelf 2.38.50, reachable assertion failure in function display_debug_names allows attackers to cause a denial of service.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | binutils | 2.38.50.20220627-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-35205 |
| Debian:13 | binutils | 2.38.50.20220627-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-35205 |
| Debian:14 | binutils | 2.38.50.20220627-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-35205 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | binutils | 2.38-4ubuntu2.4 | USN-6544-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | binutils | 2.38-4ubuntu2.4 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-35205 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-617 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H