USN-5349-1: GNU binutils vulnerability
Publication date
28 March 2022
Overview
GNU binutils could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.
Releases
Packages
- binutils - GNU assembler, linker and binary utilities
Details
It was discovered that GNU binutils gold incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
It was discovered that GNU binutils gold incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 16.04 LTS xenial | binutils-multiarch – 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm4 | ||
| binutils – 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm4 | |||
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