# 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.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **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:** Yes
- **Published:** 22 Aug 2023
- **Updated:** 3 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** AZL-28587, BELL-CVE-2022-48065, CLSA-2026-1778798046, DEBIAN-CVE-2022-48065, GHSA-gx78-cf6r-h3p3, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-48065

## 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 (Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-48065?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Fedoraproject Fedora, Gnu Binutils, Netapp Ontap Select Deploy Administration Utility.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-48065?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2022-48065 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-48065 exists.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-48065 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-48065 exists.

Affected product: Fedoraproject Fedora. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-48065/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-48065/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48065
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-48065
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-48065

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-48065/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.