Vulnerability · Published Aug 22, 2023 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2022-44840
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-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 0.5% (higher than 43% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 57.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Heap buffer overflow vulnerability in binutils readelf before 2.40 via function find_section_in_set in file readelf.c.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | binutils | 2.40-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-44840 |
| Debian:13 | binutils | 2.40-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-44840 |
| Debian:14 | binutils | 2.40-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-44840 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | binutils | 2.38-4ubuntu2.5 | USN-6581-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | binutils | 2.38-4ubuntu2.5 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-44840 |