CVE-2022-24599 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 6.5 Published 22 Feb 2022 Updated 3 Nov 2025

An attacker can leak sensitive information via a crafted file due to a memory leak in the Audio File Library's printfileinfo function.

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-2022-24599?

CVE-2022-24599 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 22 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

In autofile Audio File Library 0.3.6, there exists one memory leak vulnerability in printfileinfo, in printinfo.c, which allows an attacker to leak sensitive information via a crafted file. The printfileinfo function calls the copyrightstring function to get data, however, it dosn't use zero bytes to truncate the data.

Weakness: CWE-401

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-24599?

It affects 3 products.

Linux distribution packages (1)

audiofile openSUSE:Tumbleweed All versions 0.3.6-15.1

Products include Audiofile Audiofile, Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora.

How do I fix CVE-2022-24599?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2022-24599 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-24599 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as AZL-66560, AZL-66563, DEBIAN-CVE-2022-24599, GHSA-9hgh-v7v7-5f66, MGASA-2023-0336, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-24599 and 1 more.