CVE-2022-48065 Memory corruption in n/a
A memory leak in GNU Binutils can lead to resource exhaustion and denial of service when processing maliciously crafted files.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-48065?
CVE-2022-48065 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 22 Aug 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
GNU Binutils before 2.40 was discovered to contain a memory leak vulnerability var the function find_abstract_instance in dwarf2.c.
Weakness: CWE-401
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-48065?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Gnu Binutils, Netapp Ontap Select Deploy Administration Utility.
How do I fix CVE-2022-48065?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2022-48065 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-48065 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Fedoraproject Fedora
Sources
Also known as AZL-28587, BELL-CVE-2022-48065, CLSA-2026-1778798046, DEBIAN-CVE-2022-48065, GHSA-gx78-cf6r-h3p3, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-48065.