ToaruOS 2.0.1 ELF File readelf buffer overflow

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A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in ToaruOS 2.0.1. This affects the function readelf of the component ELF File Handler. The manipulation results in buffer overflow. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2022-38932. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in ToaruOS 2.0.1. Affected is the function readelf of the component ELF File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

readelf in ToaruOS 2.0.1 has a global overflow allowing RCE when parsing a crafted ELF file.

The weakness was released 09/28/2022 as 243. The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-38932 since 08/29/2022. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/21/2025).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• ToaruOS

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• 2.0.1

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