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.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 7.1/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | gawk | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | — |
| Fedora | Fedora | — |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4156Exploit, Issue Tracking, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2215930Exploit, Issue Tracking, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4156Exploit, Issue Tracking, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2215930Exploit, Issue Tracking, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Sep 25, 2023
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified