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Critical USN-6036-1 1 CVE

patchelf vulnerability

Published Apr 20, 2023 · Updated Apr 27, 2026

Summary

It was discovered that PatchELF was not properly performing bounds
checks, which could lead to an out-of-bounds read via a specially
crafted file. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
denial of service or to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2022-44940)

Fixed packages 1

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · Pro 22.04 LTS Pro:22.04:LTS patchelf 0.14.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Vulnerabilities 1

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-44940