1214620 – (CVE-2022-48063) VUL-0: CVE-2022-48063: binutils: excessive memory consumption in load_separate_debug_files() in dwarf.c

Bug 1214620 (CVE-2022-48063) - VUL-0: CVE-2022-48063: binutils: excessive memory consumption in load_separate_debug_files() in dwarf.c

Summary: VUL-0: CVE-2022-48063: binutils: excessive memory consumption in load_separat...

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Alias:	CVE-2022-48063

Product:	SUSE Security Incidents
Classification:	Novell Products
Component:	Incidents (show other bugs)
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	Other Other

Priority:	P3 - Medium Severity: Normal
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Assignee:	Security Team bot
QA Contact:	Security Team bot

URL:	https://smash.suse.de/issue/376057/
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Reported:	2023-08-25 12:41 UTC by Robert Frohl
Modified:	2024-05-28 08:45 UTC (History)
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Description Robert Frohl 2023-08-25 12:41:49 UTC

CVE-2022-48063

GNU Binutils before 2.40 was discovered to contain an excessive memory
consumption vulnerability via the function load_separate_debug_files at
dwarf2.c. The attacker could supply a crafted ELF file and cause a DNS attack.

References:
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2022-48063
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2233949
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48063
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29924
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=75393a2d54bcc40053e5262a3de9d70c5ebfbbfd

Comment 2 Michael Matz 2023-09-04 14:36:46 UTC

I will again refer to Nick in redhats bugzilla:

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The SECURITY.txt file in the upstream GNU Binutils sources makes it clear that bugs in inspectio tools like objdump and readelf should not be considered to be security issues and hence do not qualify as a CVE.

I also fail to see how this bug could be used a part of a DNS attack, since invoking an inspection tool like objdump is not part of any normal service.
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So, WONTFIX, or alternatively will be fixed later this month with version update.

Comment 4 Maintenance Automation 2023-09-20 08:30:05 UTC

SUSE-SU-2023:3695-1: An update that solves 20 vulnerabilities, contains two features and has three security fixes can now be installed.

Category: security (important)
Bug References: 1200962, 1206080, 1206556, 1208037, 1208038, 1208040, 1208409, 1209642, 1210297, 1210733, 1213282, 1213458, 1214565, 1214567, 1214579, 1214580, 1214604, 1214611, 1214619, 1214620, 1214623, 1214624, 1214625
CVE References: CVE-2020-19726, CVE-2021-32256, CVE-2022-35205, CVE-2022-35206, CVE-2022-4285, CVE-2022-44840, CVE-2022-45703, CVE-2022-47673, CVE-2022-47695, CVE-2022-47696, CVE-2022-48063, CVE-2022-48064, CVE-2022-48065, CVE-2023-0687, CVE-2023-1579, CVE-2023-1972, CVE-2023-2222, CVE-2023-25585, CVE-2023-25587, CVE-2023-25588
Jira References: PED-1435, PED-5778
Sources used:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 (src): binutils-2.41-9.53.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 (src): binutils-2.41-9.53.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 (src): binutils-2.41-9.53.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 (src): binutils-2.41-9.53.1

NOTE: This line indicates an update has been released for the listed product(s). At times this might be only a partial fix. If you have questions please reach out to maintenance coordination.

Comment 5 Maintenance Automation 2023-09-27 20:31:13 UTC

SUSE-SU-2023:3825-1: An update that solves 20 vulnerabilities, contains one feature and has two security fixes can now be installed.

Category: security (important)
Bug References: 1200962, 1206080, 1206556, 1208037, 1208038, 1208040, 1208409, 1209642, 1210297, 1210733, 1213458, 1214565, 1214567, 1214579, 1214580, 1214604, 1214611, 1214619, 1214620, 1214623, 1214624, 1214625
CVE References: CVE-2020-19726, CVE-2021-32256, CVE-2022-35205, CVE-2022-35206, CVE-2022-4285, CVE-2022-44840, CVE-2022-45703, CVE-2022-47673, CVE-2022-47695, CVE-2022-47696, CVE-2022-48063, CVE-2022-48064, CVE-2022-48065, CVE-2023-0687, CVE-2023-1579, CVE-2023-1972, CVE-2023-2222, CVE-2023-25585, CVE-2023-25587, CVE-2023-25588
Jira References: PED-5778
Sources used:
openSUSE Leap 15.5 (src): cross-s390x-binutils-2.41-150100.7.46.1, cross-ia64-binutils-2.41-150100.7.46.1, cross-m68k-binutils-2.41-150100.7.46.1, cross-avr-binutils-2.41-150100.7.46.1, cross-hppa-binutils-2.41-150100.7.46.1, cross-sparc64-binutils-2.41-150100.7.46.1, cross-i386-binutils-2.41-150100.7.46.1, cross-xtensa-binutils-2.41-150100.7.46.1, cross-ppc-binutils-2.41-150100.7.46.1, cross-ppc64le-binutils-2.41-150100.7.46.1, cross-epiphany-binutils-2.41-150100.7.46.1, cross-riscv64-binutils-2.41-150100.7.46.1, cross-aarch64-binutils-2.41-150100.7.46.1, cross-hppa64-binutils-2.41-150100.7.46.1, cross-rx-binutils-2.41-150100.7.46.1, cross-ppc64-binutils-2.41-150100.7.46.1, cross-x86_64-binutils-2.41-150100.7.46.1, cross-spu-binutils-2.41-150100.7.46.1, cross-arm-binutils-2.41-150100.7.46.1, binutils-2.41-150100.7.46.1, cross-s390-binutils-2.41-150100.7.46.1, cross-sparc-binutils-2.41-150100.7.46.1, cross-mips-binutils-2.41-150100.7.46.1
Basesystem Module 15-SP4 (src): binutils-2.41-150100.7.46.1
Basesystem Module 15-SP5 (src): binutils-2.41-150100.7.46.1
Development Tools Module 15-SP4 (src): binutils-2.41-150100.7.46.1
Development Tools Module 15-SP5 (src): binutils-2.41-150100.7.46.1
SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP4 (src): binutils-2.41-150100.7.46.1
SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP5 (src): binutils-2.41-150100.7.46.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 LTSS 15-SP1 (src): binutils-2.41-150100.7.46.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 LTSS 15-SP2 (src): binutils-2.41-150100.7.46.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP3 (src): binutils-2.41-150100.7.46.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP3 (src): binutils-2.41-150100.7.46.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 LTSS 15-SP1 (src): binutils-2.41-150100.7.46.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 LTSS 15-SP2 (src): binutils-2.41-150100.7.46.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS 15-SP3 (src): binutils-2.41-150100.7.46.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1 (src): binutils-2.41-150100.7.46.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 (src): binutils-2.41-150100.7.46.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 (src): binutils-2.41-150100.7.46.1
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2 (src): binutils-2.41-150100.7.46.1
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2 (src): binutils-2.41-150100.7.46.1
SUSE Manager Server 4.2 (src): binutils-2.41-150100.7.46.1
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 (src): binutils-2.41-150100.7.46.1
SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0 (src): binutils-2.41-150100.7.46.1
openSUSE Leap 15.4 (src): binutils-2.41-150100.7.46.1

NOTE: This line indicates an update has been released for the listed product(s). At times this might be only a partial fix. If you have questions please reach out to maintenance coordination.

Comment 7 Robert Frohl 2024-05-28 08:45:23 UTC

done, closing