CVE-2022-48063
published 2023-08-22CVE-2022-48063: GNU Binutils before 2.40 was discovered to contain an excessive memory consumption vulnerability via the function load_separate_debug_files at dwarf2.c. The…
PriorityP420medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRNUIRSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.48%
38.9th percentile
GNU Binutils before 2.40 was discovered to contain an excessive memory consumption vulnerability via the function load_separate_debug_files at dwarf2.c. The attacker could supply a crafted ELF file and cause a DNS attack.
Affected
13 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | binutils | < binutils 2.40-2 (bookworm) | binutils 2.40-2 (bookworm) |
| gnu | binutils | < 2.40 | 2.40 |
| gnu | binutils | >= 0 < 2.40-2 | 2.40-2 |
| gnu | binutils | >= 0 < 2.40-2 | 2.40-2 |
| gnu | binutils | >= 0 < 2.40-2 | 2.40-2 |
| gnu | binutils | >= 0 < 2.34-6ubuntu1.9 | 2.34-6ubuntu1.9 |
| gnu | binutils | >= 0 < 2.38-4ubuntu2.6 | 2.38-4ubuntu2.6 |
| gnu | binutils | >= 0 < 2.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm5 | 2.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm5 |
| gnu | binutils | >= 0 < 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm9 | 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm9 |
| gnu | binutils | >= 0 < 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm3 | 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm3 |
| msrc | cbl2_binutils_2.37-10_on_cbl_mariner_2.0 | — | — |
| msrc | cbl_mariner_2.0_arm | — | — |
| msrc | cbl_mariner_2.0_x64 | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
osv7.8HIGH
vendor_ubuntu7.8HIGH
vendor_debian5.5LOW
vendor_msrc5.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
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Ubuntu
GNU binutils vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2024-02-26·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2022-48063 [HIGH] GNU binutils vulnerabilities
Title: GNU binutils vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in GNU binutils.
It was discovered that GNU binutils was not properly handling the logic
behind certain memory management related operations, which could lead to
an invalid memory access. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause a denial of service. (CVE-2022-47695)
It was discovered that GNU binutils was not properly performing bounds
checks when dealing with memory allocation operations, which could lead
to excessive memory consumption. An attacker could possibly use this issue
to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2022-48063)
It was discovered that GNU binutils incorrectly handled memory management
operations in several of its functions, which could lead to excessive
memory consumption due to memo
Ubuntu
GNU binutils vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2023-10-04·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2022-35205 [HIGH] GNU binutils vulnerabilities
Title: GNU binutils vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in GNU binutils.
It was discovered that GNU binutils was not properly performing checks
when dealing with memory allocation operations, which could lead to
excessive memory consumption. An attacker could possibly use this issue
to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.
(CVE-2017-17122, CVE-2017-8421)
It was discovered that GNU binutils was not properly performing bounds
checks when processing debug sections with objdump, which could lead to
an overflow. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial
of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu
14.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-20671, CVE-2018-6543)
It was discovered that GNU binutils contained a reacha
Microsoft
GNU Binutils before 2.40 was discovered to contain an excessive memory consumption vulnerability via the function load_separate_debug_files at dwarf2.c.
vendor_msrc·2023-08-08·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2022-48063 [MEDIUM] CWE-400 GNU Binutils before 2.40 was discovered to contain an excessive memory consumption vulnerability via the function load_separate_debug_files at dwarf2.c.
GNU Binutils before 2.40 was discovered to contain an excessive memory consumption vulnerability via the function load_separate_debug_files at dwarf2.c.
FAQ: Is Azure Linux the only Microsoft product that includes this open-source library and is therefore potentially affected by this vulnerability?
One of the main benefits to our customers who choose to use the Azure Linux distro is the commitment to keep it up to date with the most recent and most secure versions of the open source libraries with which the distro is composed. Microsoft is committed to transparency in this work which is why we began publishing CSAF/VEX in October 2025. See this blog post for more information. If impact to additional products is identified, we will update the CVE to reflect this.
Mariner: Mariner
MITRE:
Red Hat
binutils: excessive memory consumption in load_separate_debug_files() in dwarf.c
vendor_redhat·2022-12-21·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2022-48063 [MEDIUM] binutils: excessive memory consumption in load_separate_debug_files() in dwarf.c
binutils: excessive memory consumption in load_separate_debug_files() in dwarf.c
GNU Binutils before 2.40 was discovered to contain an excessive memory consumption vulnerability via the function load_separate_debug_files at dwarf2.c. The attacker could supply a crafted ELF file and cause a DNS attack.
An excessive memory consumption vulnerability has been found in GNU Binutils within the function load_separate_debug_files in dwarf2.c. This vulnerability could be exploited by an attacker supplying a crafted ELF file, leading to a denial of service attack due to excessive memory usage.
Package: binutils (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Not affected
Package: binutils (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Not affected
Package: gdb (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Not affected
Package: binutils (Red
Debian
CVE-2022-48063: binutils - GNU Binutils before 2.40 was discovered to contain an excessive memory consumpti...
vendor_debian·2022·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2022-48063 [MEDIUM] CVE-2022-48063: binutils - GNU Binutils before 2.40 was discovered to contain an excessive memory consumpti...
GNU Binutils before 2.40 was discovered to contain an excessive memory consumption vulnerability via the function load_separate_debug_files at dwarf2.c. The attacker could supply a crafted ELF file and cause a DNS attack.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 2.40-2)
bullseye: open
forky: resolved (fixed in 2.40-2)
sid: resolved (fixed in 2.40-2)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 2.40-2)
OSV
binutils vulnerabilities
osv·2024-02-26·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2022-47695 [HIGH] binutils vulnerabilities
binutils vulnerabilities
It was discovered that GNU binutils was not properly handling the logic
behind certain memory management related operations, which could lead to
an invalid memory access. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause a denial of service. (CVE-2022-47695)
It was discovered that GNU binutils was not properly performing bounds
checks when dealing with memory allocation operations, which could lead
to excessive memory consumption. An attacker could possibly use this issue
to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2022-48063)
It was discovered that GNU binutils incorrectly handled memory management
operations in several of its functions, which could lead to excessive
memory consumption due to memory leaks. An attacker could possibly use
these issues to cause a denial o
OSV
binutils vulnerabilities
osv·2023-10-04·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2017-17122 [HIGH] binutils vulnerabilities
binutils vulnerabilities
It was discovered that GNU binutils was not properly performing checks
when dealing with memory allocation operations, which could lead to
excessive memory consumption. An attacker could possibly use this issue
to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.
(CVE-2017-17122, CVE-2017-8421)
It was discovered that GNU binutils was not properly performing bounds
checks when processing debug sections with objdump, which could lead to
an overflow. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial
of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu
14.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-20671, CVE-2018-6543)
It was discovered that GNU binutils contained a reachable assertion, which
could lead to an intentional assertion failure when
GHSA
GHSA-7jp6-rmg5-fj58: GNU Binutils before 2
ghsa_unreviewed·2023-08-22
CVE-2022-48063 [MEDIUM] CWE-400 GHSA-7jp6-rmg5-fj58: GNU Binutils before 2
GNU Binutils before 2.40 was discovered to contain an excessive memory consumption vulnerability via the function load_separate_debug_files at dwarf2.c. The attacker could supply a crafted ELF file and cause a DNS attack.
OSV
CVE-2022-48063: GNU Binutils before 2
osv·2023-08-22·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2022-48063 [MEDIUM] CVE-2022-48063: GNU Binutils before 2
GNU Binutils before 2.40 was discovered to contain an excessive memory consumption vulnerability via the function load_separate_debug_files at dwarf2.c. The attacker could supply a crafted ELF file and cause a DNS attack.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231006-0008/https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29924https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=75393a2d54bcc40053e5262a3de9d70c5ebfbbfdhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231006-0008/https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29924https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=75393a2d54bcc40053e5262a3de9d70c5ebfbbfd
2023-08-22
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