CVE-2022-38533: fedoraproject fedora Out-of-bounds Write
CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2022-38533UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38533USN-5762-1DEBIAN-CVE-2022-38533CGA-5f6f-xgcm-rmf3CGA-64cr-qf66-98m2
Published 25-08-2022Last modified 03-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2022-38533 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in fedoraproject fedora. EPSS estimates a 0.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 25.3% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
0.33%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 5 · Related 6Timeline
- 25-08-2022PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 03-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In GNU Binutils before 2.40, there is a heap-buffer-overflow in the error function bfd_getl32 when called from the strip_main function in strip-new via a crafted file.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 4 sources · 1 versionMedium 5.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HSourcesAll 4 agree
- OSV · AlpineEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.33%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
25%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.33% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score0.33%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Alpine1 product
- binutils< 2.39-r2
Chainguard1 product
- binutils< 2.39-r2
Debian1 product
- binutils< 2.39.50.20221208-2
Fedoraproject1 product
- fedoraEOL36 | 37
Gnu1 product
- binutils≤ 2.39
Ubuntu1 product
- binutils< 2.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm6 | < 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm5 | < 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.8 | < 2.34-6ubuntu1.4 | < 2.38-4ubuntu2.1
Wolfi1 product
- binutils< 2.39-r2
7 vendors · 7 products
References
16 links- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221104-0007/Third Party Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/…Vendor Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/…Vendor Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-15Vendor Advisory
