CVE-2023-4156
Published: September 25, 2023Last modified: July 22, 2025
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.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.1 |
| Attack Vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | REQUIRED |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity impact | NONE |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | gawk | Not affected (5.1.1-r1) |
| Stream | gawk | Not affected (5.1.1-r1) | |
| Hardened Containers | 23 LTS | gawk | Not affected (5.1.1-r1) |
| Stream | gawk | Not affected (5.1.1-r1) |