Name: CVE-2022-47008: Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2023-08-22T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2022-47008, CWE-401, CVSS 5.5, EPSS 0.00387

An issue was discovered function make_tempdir, and make_tempname in bucomm.c in Binutils 2.34 thru 2.38, allows attackers to cause a denial of service due to memory leaks.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Alpine Linux	—	Upgrade binutils	Mar 21, 2024	Aug 22, 2023
Amazon Linux Ami 2	—	Upgrade binutilsUpgrade binutils-debuginfoUpgrade binutils-devel	Jan 10, 2024	Aug 22, 2023
Debian	—	Upgrade binutils	Jul 30, 2024	Aug 22, 2023
Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp10	—	Upgrade binutils	Jan 10, 2024	Aug 22, 2023
Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp11	—	Upgrade binutils	Jan 10, 2024	Aug 22, 2023
Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp9	—	Upgrade binutils	Jan 10, 2024	Aug 22, 2023
Redhat_linux	—	No solution exists	Jul 9, 2025	Aug 22, 2023
Ubuntu	—	Upgrade binutils-multiarchUpgrade binutils-multiarch (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade binutilsUpgrade binutils (Ubuntu Pro)	Oct 6, 2023	Aug 22, 2023
Vmware Photon_os	—	Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version.	Jan 20, 2025	Aug 22, 2023

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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