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CVE-2022-0712:
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability (CVE-2022-0712) was discovered in GitHub repository radareorg/radare2 prior to version 5.6.4. The vulnerability was identified in February 2022 and affects the bin_symbols.c component of the radare2 reverse engineering framework (NVD, CVE).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476) with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.5 (Medium) and vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. The issue occurs in the bin_symbols.c file where a null pointer check was missing, potentially leading to a system crash (GitHub Patch).
Impact
The vulnerability could lead to a system crash when processing malformed input, affecting the availability of the system. The CVSS scoring indicates that while there is no impact on confidentiality or integrity, there is a high impact on availability (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been fixed in radare2 version 5.6.4. Users are advised to upgrade to this version or later. The fix involves adding a null pointer check in the bin_symbols.c file (GitHub Patch, Fedora Update).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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