USN-6842-1: gdb Ubuntu
Vulnerability summary
USN-6842-1 is a vulnerability in gdb Ubuntu with no CVSS score yet.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 5 · Downstream 0 · Related 5Timeline
- 20-06-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 25-06-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
gdb vulnerabilities It was discovered that gdb incorrectly handled certain memory operations when parsing an ELF file. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue is the result of an incomplete fix for CVE-2020-16599. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-4285) It was discovered that gdb incorrectly handled memory leading to a heap based buffer overflow. An attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2023-1972) It was discovered that gdb incorrectly handled memory leading to a stack overflow. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2023-39128) It was discovered that gdb had a use after free vulnerability under certain circumstances. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2023-39129) It was discovered that gdb incorrectly handled memory leading to a heap based buffer overflow. An attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2023-39130)
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Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Ubuntu1 product
- gdb< 7.11.1-0ubuntu1~16.5+esm1 | < 8.1.1-0ubuntu1+esm1 | < 9.2-0ubuntu1~20.04.2 | < 12.1-0ubuntu1~22.04.2
1 vendor · 1 product