Excessive Memory Consumption Vulnerability in GNU Binutils by GNU

CVE-2022-48063

Summary

A severe vulnerability has been identified in GNU Binutils prior to version 2.40, where excessive memory consumption can occur via the load_separate_debug_files function at dwarf2.c. This vulnerability allows an attacker to supply a specially crafted ELF file, potentially leading to a DNS attack. Users of affected versions should be aware of the risks and consider updating to mitigate potential exploits.

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