CVE-2022-48064
binutils: excessive memory consumption in _bfd_dwarf2_find_nearest_line_with_alt() in dwarf2.c
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LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS
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Published · December 20, 2022
Updated · November 21, 2025
Description
An excessive memory consumption vulnerability was identified in GNU Binutils, specifically in the function bfd_dwarf2_find_nearest_line_with_alt at dwarf2.c. An attacker could exploit this by providing a crafted ELF file, potentially leading to a denial of service attack through excessive memory usage.
Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CWE not specified