# CVE-2022-38533: CVE-2022-38533

Status: published. Published: 2022-08-25. Updated: 2026-11-02.

In GNU Binutils before 2.40, there is a heap-buffer-overflow in the error function bfd_getl32 when called from the strip_main function in strip-new via a crafted file.

## Remediation

- fix: The reporting source identifies this reference as a patch. Check the advisory for affected versions and supported release branches. (source: cve@mitre.org) — https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29482
- fix: The reporting source identifies this reference as a patch. Check the advisory for affected versions and supported release branches. (source: cve@mitre.org) — https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29482#c2
- fix: The reporting source identifies this reference as a patch. Check the advisory for affected versions and supported release branches. (source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108) — https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29482
- fix: The reporting source identifies this reference as a patch. Check the advisory for affected versions and supported release branches. (source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108) — https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29482#c2

## Affected products and versions

- n/a / n/a: Version not specified (affected). Source: CNA: mitre

## NVD configuration conditions

Affected CPE matches depend on the following AND/OR and negation conditions:

```json
[
  {
    "negate": false,
    "nodes": [
      {
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "versionEndIncluding": "2.39",
            "vulnerable": true
          }
        ],
        "negate": false,
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ],
    "operator": "OR"
  },
  {
    "negate": false,
    "nodes": [
      {
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true
          },
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true
          }
        ],
        "negate": false,
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ],
    "operator": "OR"
  }
]
```

## Severity and prioritization

- CVSS 3.1: 5.5 (medium); CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H; source: NVD: nvd@nist.gov

- CISA KEV: No listing in collected sources

- EPSS: 0.33% as of 2026-11-02; percentile 26.81%

- SSVC: exploitation none; automatable no; technical impact partial; source ADP: CISA-ADP

- Weaknesses: CWE-787

## Exploit evidence

No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.

## References

- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29482 (CNA: mitre)

- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29482#c2 (CNA: mitre)

- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29495 (CNA: mitre)

- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=45d92439aebd0386ef8af76e1796d08cfe457e1d (CNA: mitre)

- https://github.com/bminor/binutils-gdb/commit/45d92439aebd0386ef8af76e1796d08cfe457e1d (CNA: mitre)

- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221104-0007/ (CNA: mitre)

- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6AKZ2DTS3ATVN5PANNVLKLE5OP4OF25Q/ (CNA: mitre; vendor-advisory)

- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7MTEHT3G6YKJ7F7MSGWYSI4UM3XBAYXZ/ (CNA: mitre; vendor-advisory)

- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-15 (CNA: mitre; vendor-advisory)

- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29482 (ADP: CVE; x_transferred)

- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29482#c2 (ADP: CVE; x_transferred)

- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29495 (ADP: CVE; x_transferred)

- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=45d92439aebd0386ef8af76e1796d08cfe457e1d (ADP: CVE; x_transferred)

- https://github.com/bminor/binutils-gdb/commit/45d92439aebd0386ef8af76e1796d08cfe457e1d (ADP: CVE; x_transferred)

- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221104-0007/ (ADP: CVE; x_transferred)

- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6AKZ2DTS3ATVN5PANNVLKLE5OP4OF25Q/ (ADP: CVE; vendor-advisory, x_transferred)

- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7MTEHT3G6YKJ7F7MSGWYSI4UM3XBAYXZ/ (ADP: CVE; vendor-advisory, x_transferred)

- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-15 (ADP: CVE; vendor-advisory, x_transferred)

- https://github.com/bminor/binutils-gdb/commit/45d92439aebd0386ef8af76e1796d08cfe457e1d (cve@mitre.org)

- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6AKZ2DTS3ATVN5PANNVLKLE5OP4OF25Q/ (cve@mitre.org)

- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7MTEHT3G6YKJ7F7MSGWYSI4UM3XBAYXZ/ (cve@mitre.org)

- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-15 (cve@mitre.org)

- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221104-0007/ (cve@mitre.org; Third Party Advisory)

- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29482 (cve@mitre.org; Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory)

- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29482#c2 (cve@mitre.org; Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory)

- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29495 (cve@mitre.org)

- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=45d92439aebd0386ef8af76e1796d08cfe457e1d (cve@mitre.org)

- https://github.com/bminor/binutils-gdb/commit/45d92439aebd0386ef8af76e1796d08cfe457e1d (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6AKZ2DTS3ATVN5PANNVLKLE5OP4OF25Q/ (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7MTEHT3G6YKJ7F7MSGWYSI4UM3XBAYXZ/ (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-15 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221104-0007/ (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108; Third Party Advisory)

- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29482 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108; Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory)

- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29482#c2 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108; Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory)

- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29495 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=45d92439aebd0386ef8af76e1796d08cfe457e1d (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

## Provenance

- CNA: mitre: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-38533; retrieved 2026-11-02; source updated 2026-11-02

- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38533; retrieved 2026-11-03; source updated 2026-11-02

- FIRST EPSS: https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-38533; retrieved 2026-11-02; source updated Not reported

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