CVE-2022-38533

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Summary

CVECVE-2022-38533
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2022-08-26 00:15:09 UTC
Updated2026-11-02 23:17:11 UTC
DescriptionIn 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 5.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS: 0.003340000 probability, percentile 0.268580000 (date 2026-11-03)

Problem Types: CWE-787 | n/a

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 36 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 37 All All All
Application Gnu Binutils All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
GNU Binutils: Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 202309-15) — Gentoo security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 36 Update: mingw-binutils-2.37-5.fc36 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
29482 – strip: heap-buffer-overflow in coff_set_section_contents af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sourceware.org Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
sourceware.org Git af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sourceware.org
29495 – rewrite_elf_program_header looping af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sourceware.org
PR29495, rewrite_elf_program_header looping · bminor/binutils-gdb@45d9243 · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 37 Update: mingw-binutils-2.38-5.fc37 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
CVE-2022-38533 GNU Binutils Vulnerability in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.netapp.com Third Party Advisory
29482 – strip: heap-buffer-overflow in coff_set_section_contents af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sourceware.org Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 36 Update: mingw-binutils-2.37-5.fc36 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists MITRE lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 37 Update: mingw-binutils-2.38-5.fc37 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists MITRE lists.fedoraproject.org
sourceware.org Git - binutils-gdb.git/commit MITRE sourceware.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 181931 Debian Security Update for binutils (CVE-2022-38533)
  • 199064 Ubuntu Security Notification for GNU binutils Vulnerability (USN-5762-1)
  • 199995 Ubuntu Security Notification for GNU binutils Vulnerabilities (USN-6544-1)
  • 283289 Fedora Security Update for mingw (FEDORA-2022-19538a3732)
  • 283446 Fedora Security Update for mingw (FEDORA-2022-667ee398b1)
  • 355214 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for binutils : ALAS2023-2023-119
  • 502713 Alpine Linux Security Update for binutils
  • 672355 EulerOS Security Update for binutils (EulerOS-SA-2022-2754)
  • 672367 EulerOS Security Update for binutils (EulerOS-SA-2022-2719)
  • 672406 EulerOS Security Update for binutils (EulerOS-SA-2022-2789)
  • 672425 EulerOS Security Update for binutils (EulerOS-SA-2022-2839)
  • 672437 EulerOS Security Update for binutils (EulerOS-SA-2022-2814)
  • 672731 EulerOS Security Update for binutils (EulerOS-SA-2023-1490)
  • 710758 Gentoo Linux GNU Binutils Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 202309-15)
  • 752893 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for binutils (SUSE-SU-2022:4146-1)
  • 752941 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for binutils (SUSE-SU-2022:4277-1)
  • 903721 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for binutils (10711)
  • 903882 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for binutils (10714)
  • 904155 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for binutils (10714-1)

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