CVE-2022-47011: Medium severity binutils vulnerability

Published Aug 22, 2023
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Updated

An issue was discovered function parsestabstructfields in stabs.c in Binutils 2.34 thru 2.38, allows attackers to cause a denial of service due to memory leaks.

Affected Software

2 affected componentsFixes available
GNU binutils>=2.34<=2.38
debian/binutils<=2.35.2-2
2.40-22.44-3

Event History

Aug 22, 2023
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Description
Jan 12, 2024
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·12:12 AM
Description
Sep 16, 2024
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·03:45 AM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Feb 27, 2025
Data Sourced
via Debian·05:10 AM
DescriptionAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID of this issue?

The vulnerability ID of this issue is CVE-2022-47011.

2

What is the severity rating of CVE-2022-47011?

CVE-2022-47011 has a severity rating of 5.5 (medium).

3

What is the affected software?

The affected software is GNU Binutils version 2.34 through 2.38.

4

What is the description of CVE-2022-47011?

CVE-2022-47011 is a vulnerability in the function parse_stab_struct_fields in stabs.c in Binutils, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service due to memory leaks.

5

Is there any reference link for more information?

Yes, you can find more information about CVE-2022-47011 at the following link: [Link](https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29261)

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