CVE-2022-44840

binutils-ia64-linux-gnu: Heap buffer overflow vulnerability in binutils readelf before 2.40 via function find_section_in_set in file readelf.c.

CVE-2022-44840 is fixed in 43 products on 1 platform, first by binutils 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1, released August 22, 2023. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
7.8
Medium
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0049
42nd percentile

Heap buffer overflow vulnerability in binutils readelf before 2.40 via function find_section_in_set in file readelf.c.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
binutils · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 2.40-2 DEBIAN-CVE-2022-44840 Aug 22, 2023
binutils · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 2.40-2 DEBIAN-CVE-2022-44840 Aug 22, 2023
binutils · Debian 14 2.40-2 DEBIAN-CVE-2022-44840 Aug 22, 2023
binutils · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 binutils 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 Aug 22, 2023
binutils · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.34-6ubuntu1.8 binutils 2.34-6ubuntu1.8 Aug 22, 2023
binutils · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.38-4ubuntu2.5 binutils 2.38-4ubuntu2.5 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-aarch64-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 binutils-aarch64-linux-gnu 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-aarch64-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.34-6ubuntu1.8 binutils-aarch64-linux-gnu 2.34-6ubuntu1.8 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-aarch64-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.38-4ubuntu2.5 binutils-aarch64-linux-gnu 2.38-4ubuntu2.5 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-alpha-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 binutils-alpha-linux-gnu 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-alpha-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.34-6ubuntu1.8 binutils-alpha-linux-gnu 2.34-6ubuntu1.8 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-alpha-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.38-4ubuntu2.5 binutils-alpha-linux-gnu 2.38-4ubuntu2.5 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-arm-linux-gnueabi · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 binutils-arm-linux-gnueabi 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-arm-linux-gnueabi · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.34-6ubuntu1.8 binutils-arm-linux-gnueabi 2.34-6ubuntu1.8 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-arm-linux-gnueabi · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.38-4ubuntu2.5 binutils-arm-linux-gnueabi 2.38-4ubuntu2.5 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-arm-linux-gnueabihf · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 binutils-arm-linux-gnueabihf 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-arm-linux-gnueabihf · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.34-6ubuntu1.8 binutils-arm-linux-gnueabihf 2.34-6ubuntu1.8 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-arm-linux-gnueabihf · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.38-4ubuntu2.5 binutils-arm-linux-gnueabihf 2.38-4ubuntu2.5 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-common · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 binutils-common 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-common · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.34-6ubuntu1.8 binutils-common 2.34-6ubuntu1.8 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-common · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.38-4ubuntu2.5 binutils-common 2.38-4ubuntu2.5 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-for-build · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 binutils-for-build 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-for-build · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.34-6ubuntu1.8 binutils-for-build 2.34-6ubuntu1.8 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-for-build · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.38-4ubuntu2.5 binutils-for-build 2.38-4ubuntu2.5 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-for-host · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 binutils-for-host 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-for-host · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.34-6ubuntu1.8 binutils-for-host 2.34-6ubuntu1.8 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-for-host · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.38-4ubuntu2.5 binutils-for-host 2.38-4ubuntu2.5 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-hppa-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 binutils-hppa-linux-gnu 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-hppa-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.34-6ubuntu1.8 binutils-hppa-linux-gnu 2.34-6ubuntu1.8 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-hppa-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.38-4ubuntu2.5 binutils-hppa-linux-gnu 2.38-4ubuntu2.5 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-hppa64-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 binutils-hppa64-linux-gnu 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-hppa64-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.34-6ubuntu1.8 binutils-hppa64-linux-gnu 2.34-6ubuntu1.8 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-hppa64-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.38-4ubuntu2.5 binutils-hppa64-linux-gnu 2.38-4ubuntu2.5 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-i686-gnu · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 binutils-i686-gnu 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-i686-gnu · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.34-6ubuntu1.8 binutils-i686-gnu 2.34-6ubuntu1.8 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-i686-gnu · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.38-4ubuntu2.5 binutils-i686-gnu 2.38-4ubuntu2.5 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-i686-kfreebsd-gnu · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 binutils-i686-kfreebsd-gnu 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-i686-kfreebsd-gnu · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.34-6ubuntu1.8 binutils-i686-kfreebsd-gnu 2.34-6ubuntu1.8 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-i686-kfreebsd-gnu · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.38-4ubuntu2.5 binutils-i686-kfreebsd-gnu 2.38-4ubuntu2.5 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-i686-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 binutils-i686-linux-gnu 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-i686-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.34-6ubuntu1.8 binutils-i686-linux-gnu 2.34-6ubuntu1.8 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-i686-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.38-4ubuntu2.5 binutils-i686-linux-gnu 2.38-4ubuntu2.5 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-ia64-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 binutils-ia64-linux-gnu 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-ia64-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.34-6ubuntu1.8 binutils-ia64-linux-gnu 2.34-6ubuntu1.8 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-ia64-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.38-4ubuntu2.5 binutils-ia64-linux-gnu 2.38-4ubuntu2.5 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-m68k-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 binutils-m68k-linux-gnu 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-m68k-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.34-6ubuntu1.8 binutils-m68k-linux-gnu 2.34-6ubuntu1.8 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-m68k-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.38-4ubuntu2.5 binutils-m68k-linux-gnu 2.38-4ubuntu2.5 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-mips-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 binutils-mips-linux-gnu 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-mips64-linux-gnuabi64 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 binutils-mips64-linux-gnuabi64 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-mips64-linux-gnuabin32 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 binutils-mips64-linux-gnuabin32 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-mips64el-linux-gnuabi64 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 binutils-mips64el-linux-gnuabi64 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-mips64el-linux-gnuabin32 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 binutils-mips64el-linux-gnuabin32 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-mipsel-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 binutils-mipsel-linux-gnu 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-mipsisa32r6-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 binutils-mipsisa32r6-linux-gnu 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-mipsisa32r6el-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 binutils-mipsisa32r6el-linux-gnu 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-mipsisa64r6-linux-gnuabi64 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 binutils-mipsisa64r6-linux-gnuabi64 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-mipsisa64r6-linux-gnuabin32 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 binutils-mipsisa64r6-linux-gnuabin32 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-mipsisa64r6el-linux-gnuabi64 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 binutils-mipsisa64r6el-linux-gnuabi64 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-mipsisa64r6el-linux-gnuabin32 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 binutils-mipsisa64r6el-linux-gnuabin32 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-multiarch · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 binutils-multiarch 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-multiarch · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.34-6ubuntu1.8 binutils-multiarch 2.34-6ubuntu1.8 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-multiarch · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.38-4ubuntu2.5 binutils-multiarch 2.38-4ubuntu2.5 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-powerpc-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 binutils-powerpc-linux-gnu 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-powerpc-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.34-6ubuntu1.8 binutils-powerpc-linux-gnu 2.34-6ubuntu1.8 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-powerpc-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.38-4ubuntu2.5 binutils-powerpc-linux-gnu 2.38-4ubuntu2.5 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-powerpc-linux-gnuspe · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 binutils-powerpc-linux-gnuspe 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-powerpc64-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 binutils-powerpc64-linux-gnu 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-powerpc64-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.34-6ubuntu1.8 binutils-powerpc64-linux-gnu 2.34-6ubuntu1.8 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-powerpc64-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.38-4ubuntu2.5 binutils-powerpc64-linux-gnu 2.38-4ubuntu2.5 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-powerpc64le-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 binutils-powerpc64le-linux-gnu 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-powerpc64le-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.34-6ubuntu1.8 binutils-powerpc64le-linux-gnu 2.34-6ubuntu1.8 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-powerpc64le-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.38-4ubuntu2.5 binutils-powerpc64le-linux-gnu 2.38-4ubuntu2.5 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-riscv64-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 binutils-riscv64-linux-gnu 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-riscv64-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.34-6ubuntu1.8 binutils-riscv64-linux-gnu 2.34-6ubuntu1.8 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-riscv64-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.38-4ubuntu2.5 binutils-riscv64-linux-gnu 2.38-4ubuntu2.5 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-s390x-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 binutils-s390x-linux-gnu 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-s390x-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.34-6ubuntu1.8 binutils-s390x-linux-gnu 2.34-6ubuntu1.8 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-s390x-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.38-4ubuntu2.5 binutils-s390x-linux-gnu 2.38-4ubuntu2.5 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-sh4-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 binutils-sh4-linux-gnu 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-sh4-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.34-6ubuntu1.8 binutils-sh4-linux-gnu 2.34-6ubuntu1.8 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-sh4-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.38-4ubuntu2.5 binutils-sh4-linux-gnu 2.38-4ubuntu2.5 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-source · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 binutils-source 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-source · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.34-6ubuntu1.8 binutils-source 2.34-6ubuntu1.8 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-source · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.38-4ubuntu2.5 binutils-source 2.38-4ubuntu2.5 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-sparc64-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 binutils-sparc64-linux-gnu 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-sparc64-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.34-6ubuntu1.8 binutils-sparc64-linux-gnu 2.34-6ubuntu1.8 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-sparc64-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.38-4ubuntu2.5 binutils-sparc64-linux-gnu 2.38-4ubuntu2.5 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-x86-64-kfreebsd-gnu · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 binutils-x86-64-kfreebsd-gnu 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-x86-64-kfreebsd-gnu · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.34-6ubuntu1.8 binutils-x86-64-kfreebsd-gnu 2.34-6ubuntu1.8 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-x86-64-kfreebsd-gnu · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.38-4ubuntu2.5 binutils-x86-64-kfreebsd-gnu 2.38-4ubuntu2.5 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.34-6ubuntu1.8 binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu 2.34-6ubuntu1.8 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.38-4ubuntu2.5 binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu 2.38-4ubuntu2.5 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-x86-64-linux-gnux32 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 binutils-x86-64-linux-gnux32 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-x86-64-linux-gnux32 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.34-6ubuntu1.8 binutils-x86-64-linux-gnux32 2.34-6ubuntu1.8 Aug 22, 2023
binutils-x86-64-linux-gnux32 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.38-4ubuntu2.5 binutils-x86-64-linux-gnux32 2.38-4ubuntu2.5 Aug 22, 2023
libbinutils · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 libbinutils 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 Aug 22, 2023
libbinutils · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.34-6ubuntu1.8 libbinutils 2.34-6ubuntu1.8 Aug 22, 2023
libbinutils · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.38-4ubuntu2.5 libbinutils 2.38-4ubuntu2.5 Aug 22, 2023
libctf-nobfd0 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.34-6ubuntu1.8 libctf-nobfd0 2.34-6ubuntu1.8 Aug 22, 2023
libctf-nobfd0 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.38-4ubuntu2.5 libctf-nobfd0 2.38-4ubuntu2.5 Aug 22, 2023
libctf0 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.34-6ubuntu1.8 libctf0 2.34-6ubuntu1.8 Aug 22, 2023
libctf0 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.38-4ubuntu2.5 libctf0 2.38-4ubuntu2.5 Aug 22, 2023

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