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patchelf — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2022-44940

Patchelf v0.9 was discovered to contain an out-of-bounds read via the function modifyRPath at src/patchelf.cc.

Products
patchelf
Affected versions
0.14.3-1, 0.18.0-1, 0.18.0-1.1, 0.18.0-1.2, 0.18.0-1.3, 0.18.0-1.4
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2022-44940
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
30 Oct 2026, 15:32 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2022-44940

core-osv · Original source

Published 19 Dec 2022, 22:15 UTC

Patchelf v0.9 was discovered to contain an out-of-bounds read via the function modifyRPath at src/patchelf.cc.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2022-44940

patchelf

Fixed versions: Not specified

patchelf

Fixed versions: Not specified

patchelf

Fixed versions: Not specified

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2022-44940",
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      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-15T08:03:06.082090245Z",
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