CVE-2023-4156
Medium
Description
A heap out-of-bounds read flaw was found in builtin.c in the gawk package. This issue may lead to a crash and could be used to read sensitive information.
SeverityMedium
CVSS4.4
Exploit probability—
Product
Gnu Gawk
PublishedSep 25, 2023
First seenSep 25, 2023
Weakness typeCWE-125Out-of-bounds read
How to fix
Update
- gnu gawk5.1.1 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| gnu gawk | v < 5.1.1 | 5.1.1 |
| redhat enterprise_linux | 6.0, 7.0 | — |
| fedoraproject fedora | 38 | — |
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