Skip to main content
No exploitation reportedFix available

CVE-2022-4285

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

  • Published2023-01-27
  • WeaknessCWE-476

Am I affected?

With a domain, we read the version its public headers and pages expose. A distribution build can carry the fix under an older number.

Description

An illegal memory access flaw was found in the binutils package. Parsing an ELF file containing corrupt symbol version information may result in a denial of service. This issue is the result of an incomplete fix for CVE-2020-16599.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2023-01-2718:15CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD
Redhat enterprise linux
BranchAffectedFixed in
6.0= 6.0no fix published
7.0= 7.0no fix published
8.0= 8.0no fix published
9.0= 9.0no fix published
Fedoraproject fedora
BranchAffectedFixed in
37.x= 37no fix published
Gnu binutils
BranchAffectedFixed in
2.x≥ 2.35, < 2.39-72.39-7

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Products declared by the CNA1 product

As redhat, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

  • binutils
    Affected
    • = binutils 2.39-7no fix stated

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2023-09-30

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • binutilsUbuntu:Pro:14.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 2.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm6
  • binutilsUbuntu:22.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 2.38-4ubuntu2.4
  • binutilsUbuntu:20.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 2.34-6ubuntu1.7
  • binutilsSUSE:Manager Server 4.2all versions · fixed in 2.41-150100.7.46.1
  • binutilsSUSE:Manager Proxy 4.2all versions · fixed in 2.41-150100.7.46.1
  • binutilsSUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5all versions · fixed in 2.41-9.53.1
  • binutilsSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3all versions · fixed in 2.41-150100.7.46.1
  • binutilsSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2all versions · fixed in 2.41-150100.7.46.1

55 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2022-4285 Red Hat Product Security154 products fixed · 15 known affected

    binutils: NULL pointer dereference in _bfd_elf_get_symbol_version_string leads to segfault

    binutils-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · binutils.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · binutils as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · +12 more

  • RHSA-2023:7394 Red Hat Product Security28 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: binutils security update

  • RHSA-2023:6593 Red Hat Product Security51 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: binutils security update

  • RHSA-2023:6236 Red Hat Product Security28 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: binutils security update

  • RHSA-2023:3269 Red Hat Product Security23 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: devtoolset-12-binutils security update

  • RHSA-2023:2873 Red Hat Product Security24 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: gcc-toolset-12-binutils security update

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2023:7394 · 28 productsFor details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
  2. No fix planned, says the vendor Red Hat Product Security CVE-2022-4285 · 2 productsOut of support scope
  3. No fix planned, says the vendor Red Hat Product Security CVE-2022-4285 · 13 productsWill not fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published
2023-01-27
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-qx33-qxjc-p36p

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-4285?

An illegal memory access flaw was found in the binutils package. Parsing an ELF file containing corrupt symbol version information may result in a denial of service. This issue is the result of an incomplete fix for CVE-2020-16599.

Is CVE-2022-4285 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2022-4285 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 0.4% on 2026-11-08, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-4285?

CVE-2022-4285 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Running binutils? Hear about its next vulnerability

Surveillance reads the versions in your stack — a domain, a lockfile or a list — checks each CVE against the ranges its sources publish, and alerts you when one you run is exploited or enters CISA KEV. A version it cannot read stays « version not verified ».

Get alerts for this productCISA KEV additions, November 2026Search CVEs

No credit card required · No monthly cap on website lookups · 250 API requests/month

Go further

Related vulnerabilities

Same product first, then the same vendor advisory and the same publication week.

Back to CVE Database

Sources for this record