Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2024.6655.1
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-6655-1)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'binutils' package(s) announced via the USN-6655-1 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'binutils' package(s) announced via the USN-6655-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: It was discovered that GNU binutils was not properly handling the logic behind certain memory management related operations, which could lead to an invalid memory access. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2022-47695) It was discovered that GNU binutils was not properly performing bounds checks when dealing with memory allocation operations, which could lead to excessive memory consumption. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2022-48063) It was discovered that GNU binutils incorrectly handled memory management operations in several of its functions, which could lead to excessive memory consumption due to memory leaks. An attacker could possibly use these issues to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2022-48065) Affected Software/OS: 'binutils' package(s) on Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 7.2 CVSS Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2022-47695 https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29846 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) 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 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2022-48065 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GLZXZXFX2ZWTDU2QZUSZG36LZZVTKUVG/ https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KGSKF4GH7425S6XFDQMWTJGD5U47BAZN/ https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29925 https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=d28fbc7197ba0e021a43f873eff90b05dcdcff6a
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