CVE-2023-4156

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.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
4.4 MEDIUM
LOCAL
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 34%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
gnugawk
𝑥
< 5.1.1
redhatenterprise_linux
6.0
redhatenterprise_linux
7.0
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
gawk
bookworm
1:5.2.1-2
fixed
bullseye
no-dsa
buster
postponed
sid
1:5.2.1-2
fixed
trixie
1:5.2.1-2
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
gawk
bionic
Fixed 1:4.1.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
released
focal
Fixed 1:5.0.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1
released
jammy
Fixed 1:5.1.0-1ubuntu0.1
released
lunar
not-affected
mantic
not-affected
trusty
Fixed 1:4.0.1+dfsg-2.1ubuntu2+esm1
released
xenial
Fixed 1:4.1.3+dfsg-0.1ubuntu0.1~esm1
released
Amazon Linux logo
Amazon Linux Releases
Amazon Package
Release
gawk
Amazon Linux 2
0:4.0.2-4.amzn2.1.3
fixed
Amazon Linux 2023
0:5.1.0-3.amzn2023.0.3
fixed
gawk-all-langpacks
Amazon Linux 2023
0:5.1.0-3.amzn2023.0.3
fixed
gawk-debuginfo
Amazon Linux 2
0:4.0.2-4.amzn2.1.3
fixed
Amazon Linux 2023
0:5.1.0-3.amzn2023.0.3
fixed
gawk-debugsource
Amazon Linux 2023
0:5.1.0-3.amzn2023.0.3
fixed
gawk-devel
Amazon Linux 2023
0:5.1.0-3.amzn2023.0.3
fixed
gawk-doc
Amazon Linux 2023
0:5.1.0-3.amzn2023.0.3
fixed
Azure Linux logo
Azure Linux Releases
Azure Package
Release
gawk
CBL-Mariner 2.0
0:5.1.1-1.cm2
fixed
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4156
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2215930
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4156
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2215930