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Gentoo: GLSA-201612-24 Normal: Binutils Remote Code Execution Risk

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Calendar Grey December 8, 2016
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Numerous security flaws identified in Binutils could enable remote code execution or trigger Denial of Service. Immediate update required.
Multiple vulnerabilities were found in Binutils, the worst of which may allow execution of arbitrary code.

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Binutils. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

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Topics Covered

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Resolution

All Binutils users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-devel/binutils-2.25"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2014-8484 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-8484 [ 2 ] CVE-2014-8485 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-8485 [ 3 ] CVE-2014-8501 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-8501 [ 4 ] CVE-2014-8502 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-8502 [ 5 ] CVE-2014-8503 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-8503 [ 6 ] CVE-2014-8504 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-8504 [ 7 ] CVE-2014-8737 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-8737 [ 8 ] CVE-2014-8738 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-8738

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-24
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Concerns

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

Severity: Normal
Title: Binutils: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: December 08, 2016
Bugs: #526626
ID: 201612-24

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Topics Covered

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Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities were found in Binutils, the worst of which may allow execution of arbitrary code.

Background

The GNU Binutils are a collection of tools to create, modify and analyse binary files. Many of the files use BFD, the Binary File Descriptor library, to do low-level manipulation.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 sys-devel/binutils < 2.25 >= 2.25

Impact

===== A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted file, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, cause a Denial of Service condition, or overwrite arbitrary files.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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