{"id":"USN-6581-1","summary":"binutils vulnerabilities","details":"It was discovered that GNU binutils was not properly performing bounds\nchecks in several functions, which could lead to a buffer overflow. An\nattacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service,\nexpose sensitive information or execute arbitrary code.\n(CVE-2022-44840, CVE-2022-45703)\n\nIt was discovered that GNU binutils incorrectly handled memory management\noperations in several of its functions, which could lead to excessive\nmemory consumption due to memory leaks. An attacker could possibly use\nthese issues to cause a denial of service. \n(CVE-2022-47007, CVE-2022-47008, CVE-2022-47010, CVE-2022-47011)\n","modified":"2026-02-10T04:43:28Z","published":"2024-01-15T11:57:53Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2022-44840","UBUNTU-CVE-2022-45703","UBUNTU-CVE-2022-47007","UBUNTU-CVE-2022-47008","UBUNTU-CVE-2022-47010","UBUNTU-CVE-2022-47011"],"upstream":["CVE-2022-44840","CVE-2022-45703","CVE-2022-47007","CVE-2022-47008","CVE-2022-47010","CVE-2022-47011","UBUNTU-CVE-2022-44840","UBUNTU-CVE-2022-45703","UBUNTU-CVE-2022-47007","UBUNTU-CVE-2022-47008","UBUNTU-CVE-2022-47010","UBUNTU-CVE-2022-47011"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6581-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-44840"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-45703"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-47007"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-47008"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-47010"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-47011"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"binutils","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:20.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/binutils@2.34-6ubuntu1.8?arch=source&distro=focal"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.34-6ubuntu1.8"}]}],"versions":["2.33-2ubuntu1","2.33.1-1ubuntu1","2.33.1-5ubuntu1","2.33.1-6ubuntu1","2.33.1-6ubuntu3","2.33.90.20200122-1ubuntu2","2.34-1ubuntu1","2.34-3ubuntu1","2.34-4ubuntu1","2.34-5ubuntu1","2.34-6ubuntu1","2.34-6ubuntu1.1","2.34-6ubuntu1.3","2.34-6ubuntu1.4","2.34-6ubuntu1.5","2.34-6ubuntu1.6","2.34-6ubuntu1.7"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No 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