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Gentoo: GLSA-202208-30 Normal: Multiple Issues In GNU Binutils

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Calendar Grey August 14, 2022
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 202309-12 highlights security flaws in OpenSSL, requiring urgent updates to prevent potential data breaches.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Binutils, the worst of which could result in denial of service.

Summary

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

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service Gentoo update normal severity GNU Binutils

Resolution

All Binutils users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-devel/binutils-2.38"
All Binutils library users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-libs/binutils-libs-2.38"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2021-3487 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3487 [ 2 ] CVE-2021-3530 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3530 [ 3 ] CVE-2021-3549 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3549 [ 4 ] CVE-2021-20197 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-20197 [ 5 ] CVE-2021-20284 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-20284 [ 6 ] CVE-2021-20294 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-20294 [ 7 ] CVE-2021-45078 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-45078

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-30
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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: GNU Binutils: Multiple Vulnerabilities
Date: August 14, 2022
Bugs: #778545, #792342, #829304
ID: 202208-30

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service Gentoo update normal severity GNU Binutils

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Binutils, the worst of which could result in denial of service.

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 < 2.38 >= 2.38 2 sys-libs/binutils-libs < 2.38 >= 2.38

Impact

===== Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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