{"id":"USN-6036-1","summary":"patchelf vulnerability","details":"It was discovered that PatchELF was not properly performing bounds\nchecks, which could lead to an out-of-bounds read via a specially\ncrafted file. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a\ndenial of service or to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2022-44940)\n","modified":"2026-04-27T16:25:20.769029Z","published":"2023-04-20T21:15:36Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2022-44940"],"upstream":["CVE-2022-44940","UBUNTU-CVE-2022-44940"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6036-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-44940"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"patchelf","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/patchelf@0.14.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/jammy"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.14.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"}]}],"versions":["0.12-1","0.14.3-1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro","binaries":[{"binary_name":"patchelf","binary_version":"0.14.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6036-1.json","cves_map":{"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS","cves":[{"id":"CVE-2022-44940","severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}]}]}}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}