USN-4336-3: GNU binutils vulnerabilities
9 August 2023
Several security issues were fixed in GNU binutils.
Releases
Packages
- binutils - GNU assembler, linker and binary utilities
Details
USN-4336-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in GNU. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that GNU binutils contained a large number of security
issues. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a
specially-crafted file, a remote attacker could cause GNU binutils to
crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 14.04
-
binutils
-
2.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro
-
binutils-multiarch
-
2.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Related notices
- USN-4336-2: binutils-hppa64-linux-gnu, binutils-dev, binutils-mips64-linux-gnuabi64, binutils-arm-linux-gnueabihf, binutils-mipsel-linux-gnu, binutils-powerpc64-linux-gnu, binutils-multiarch, binutils, binutils-mips64el-linux-gnuabi64, binutils-alpha-linux-gnu, binutils-s390x-linux-gnu, binutils-sparc64-linux-gnu, binutils-aarch64-linux-gnu, binutils-hppa-linux-gnu, binutils-sh4-linux-gnu, binutils-doc, binutils-mips-linux-gnu, binutils-powerpc-linux-gnu, binutils-powerpc-linux-gnuspe, binutils-arm-linux-gnueabi, binutils-powerpc64le-linux-gnu, binutils-m68k-linux-gnu, binutils-source, binutils-multiarch-dev