# CVE-2022-47008: An issue was discovered function make\_tempdir, and make\_tempname in bucomm.c in Binutils 2.34 thru 2.38, allows attackers to cause a denial

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-08-22 · Updated: 2024-10-03

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

An issue was discovered function make_tempdir, and make_tempname in bucomm.c in Binutils 2.34 thru 2.38, allows attackers to cause a denial of service due to memory leaks.

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## Related

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## References

- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29255%20

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