CVE-2022-0523 Use After Free in radareorg/radare2
An attacker can exploit a use-after-free flaw in radare2 to potentially execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-0523?
CVE-2022-0523 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 8 Feb 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Use After Free in GitHub repository radareorg/radare2 prior to 5.6.2.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0523?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Radare Radare2.
How do I fix CVE-2022-0523?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2022-0523 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0523 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fedoraproject Fedora
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g7mg-6rh4-c572, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-0523.