{"id":"USN-6655-1","summary":"binutils vulnerabilities","details":"\nIt was discovered that GNU binutils was not properly handling the logic\nbehind certain memory management related operations, which could lead to\nan invalid memory access. An attacker could possibly use this issue to\ncause a denial of service. (CVE-2022-47695)\n\nIt was discovered that GNU binutils was not properly performing bounds\nchecks when dealing with memory allocation operations, which could lead\nto excessive memory consumption. An attacker could possibly use this issue\nto cause a denial of service. (CVE-2022-48063)\n\nIt was discovered that GNU binutils incorrectly handled memory management\noperations in several of its functions, which could lead to excessive\nmemory consumption due to memory leaks. An attacker could possibly use\nthese issues to cause a denial of service. 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