USN-6160-1: GNU binutils vulnerability
13 June 2023
GNU binutils could be made to crash or run programs if it opened a specially crafted file.
Releases
Packages
- binutils - GNU assembler, linker and binary utilities
Details
It was discovered that GNU binutils incorrectly performed bounds checking
operations when parsing stabs debugging information. An attacker could
possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary
code.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 20.04
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
Related notices
- USN-5341-1: binutils-source, binutils-powerpc-linux-gnuspe, binutils-mipsel-linux-gnu, binutils-sh4-linux-gnu, binutils-powerpc64le-linux-gnu, binutils-multiarch, binutils-mips-linux-gnu, binutils-powerpc-linux-gnu, binutils, binutils-sparc64-linux-gnu, binutils-alpha-linux-gnu, binutils-mips64-linux-gnuabi64, binutils-multiarch-dev, binutils-s390x-linux-gnu, binutils-mips64el-linux-gnuabi64, binutils-arm-linux-gnueabi, binutils-doc, binutils-m68k-linux-gnu, binutils-powerpc64-linux-gnu, binutils-aarch64-linux-gnu, binutils-hppa64-linux-gnu, binutils-arm-linux-gnueabihf, binutils-hppa-linux-gnu, binutils-dev