Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Aug 26, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2022-38533
CVE-2022-38533
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.
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Affected products
91- osv-coords85 versionspkg:apk/chainguard/binutils-docpkg:apk/wolfi/binutils-docpkg:apk/wolfi/binutilspkg:apk/wolfi/binutils-goldpkg:apk/chainguard/binutils-devpkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Package%20Hub%2015%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Package%20Hub%2015%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP2-ESPOSpkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP1-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP2-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Proxy%204.1pkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Retail%20Branch%20Server%204.1pkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%206pkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%207pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-avr-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.3pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-hppa-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.3pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-hppa64-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.3pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-i386-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.3pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-ia64-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.3pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-mips-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.3pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-ppc-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.3pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-ppc64-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.3pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-ppc64le-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.3pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-riscv64-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.3pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-rx-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.3pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-s390-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.3pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-sparc-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.3pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-spu-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.3pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-x86_64-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.3pkg:rpm/opensuse/binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.4pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-aarch64-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.4pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-arm-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.4pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-avr-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.4pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-epiphany-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.4pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-hppa-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.4pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-hppa64-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.4pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-i386-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.4pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-ia64-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.4pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-mips-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.4pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-ppc-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.4pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-riscv64-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.4pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-s390-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.4pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-s390x-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.4pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-sparc64-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.4pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-spu-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.4pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-x86_64-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.4pkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%209pkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%20Crowbar%209pkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/cross-ppc-binutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/cross-spu-binutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP4-LTSSpkg:apk/chainguard/binutilspkg:apk/chainguard/binutils-goldpkg:apk/wolfi/binutils-devpkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP1-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Server%204.1pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-m68k-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.3pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-sparc64-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.3pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-m68k-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.4pkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP1-ESPOSpkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-sparc-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.4pkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP1-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-aarch64-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.3pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-arm-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.3pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-epiphany-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.3pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-s390x-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.3pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-ppc64-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.4pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-ppc64le-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.4pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-rx-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.4pkg:rpm/opensuse/binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.3
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cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
8- sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221104-0007/nvdThird Party Advisory
- github.com/bminor/binutils-gdb/commit/45d92439aebd0386ef8af76e1796d08cfe457e1dnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6AKZ2DTS3ATVN5PANNVLKLE5OP4OF25Q/nvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7MTEHT3G6YKJ7F7MSGWYSI4UM3XBAYXZ/nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-15nvd
- sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvd
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