USN-6036-1

It was discovered that PatchELF was not properly performing bounds checks, which could lead to an out-of-bounds read via a specially crafted file. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2022-44940)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS / patchelf

Package

Name: patchelf
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/patchelf@0.14.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/jammy

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

0.14.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

0.*

0.12-1

0.14.3-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.14.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "patchelf"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

{
    "cves_map": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS",
        "cves": [
            {
                "id": "CVE-2022-44940",
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H",
                        "type": "CVSS_V3"
                    },
                    {
                        "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H",
                        "type": "CVSS_V3"
                    },
                    {
                        "score": "medium",
                        "type": "Ubuntu"
                    }
                ]
            }
        ]
    }
}