Vulnerability in Gnu Binutils

CVE-2022-48065

GNU Binutils before 2.40 was discovered to contain a memory leak vulnerability var the function find_abstract_instance in dwarf2.c.

EPSS: 0.007 (47.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-48065?
CVE-2022-48065 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gnu Binutils, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-08-22.
How severe is CVE-2022-48065?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-48065 known to be exploited?
3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.