# CVE-2022-38533: 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 st

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-08-25 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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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## References

- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29482
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29482#c2
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29495
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=45d92439aebd0386ef8af76e1796d08cfe457e1d
- https://github.com/bminor/binutils-gdb/commit/45d92439aebd0386ef8af76e1796d08cfe457e1d
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221104-0007/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6AKZ2DTS3ATVN5PANNVLKLE5OP4OF25Q/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7MTEHT3G6YKJ7F7MSGWYSI4UM3XBAYXZ/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-15

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