openSUSE Leap 15.3: 2021:3616-1 Moderate: binutils Security Update
opensuse
November 4, 2021
An update that solves 13 vulnerabilities, contains four features and has one errata is now available
Description
This update for binutils fixes the following issues:
Update to binutils 2.37:
* The GNU Binutils sources now requires a C99 compiler and library to
build.
* Support for Realm Management Extension (RME) for AArch64 has been added.
* A new linker option '-z report-relative-reloc' for x86 ELF targets has
been added to report dynamic relative relocations.
* A new linker option '-z start-stop-gc' has been added to disable special
treatment of __start_*/__stop_* references when
--gc-sections.
* A new linker options '-Bno-symbolic' has been added which will cancel
the '-Bsymbolic' and '-Bsymbolic-functions' options.
* The readelf tool has a new command line option which can be used to
specify how the numeric values of symbols are reported.
--sym-base=0|8|10|16 tells readelf to display the values in base 8, base
10 or base 16. A sym base of 0 represents the default action
of displaying values under 10000 in base 10 and...
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Topics Covered
Patch
Patch Instructions:
To install this openSUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods
like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
- openSUSE Leap 15.3:
zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.3-2021-3616=1
Package List
- openSUSE Leap 15.3 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):
binutils-2.37-7.21.2
binutils-debuginfo-2.37-7.21.2
binutils-debugsource-2.37-7.21.2
binutils-devel-2.37-7.21.2
binutils-gold-2.37-7.21.2
binutils-gold-debuginfo-2.37-7.21.2
bpftrace-0.11.4-3.2.1
cross-arm-binutils-2.37-7.21.1
cross-arm-binutils-debuginfo-2.37-7.21.1
cross-arm-binutils-debugsource-2.37-7.21.1
cross-avr-binutils-2.37-7.21.1
cross-avr-binutils-debuginfo-2.37-7.21.1
cross-avr-binutils-debugsource-2.37-7.21.1
cross-epiphany-binutils-2.37-7.21.1
cross-epiphany-binutils-debuginfo-2.37-7.21.1
cross-epiphany-binutils-debugsource-2.37-7.21.1
cross-hppa-binutils-2.37-7.21.1
cross-hppa-binutils-debuginfo-2.37-7.21.1
cross-hppa-binutils-debugsource-2.37-7.21.1
cross-hppa64-binutils-2.37-7.21.1
cross-hppa64-binutils-debuginfo-2.37-7.21.1
cross-hppa64-binutils-debugsource-2.37-7.21.1
cross-i386-binutils-2.37-7.21.1
cross-i386-binutils-debuginfo-2.37-7.21.1
cross-i386-binutils-debugsource-2.37-7.21.1
cross-ia64-binutils-2.37-7.21.1
cross-ia64-binutils-debugi...
Read the Full AdvisoryReferences
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-16590.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-16591.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-16592.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-16593.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-16598.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-16599.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-35448.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-35493.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-35496.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-35507.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-20197.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-20284.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3487.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1179898
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1179899
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1179900
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1179901
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1179902
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1179903
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1180451
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1180454
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1180461
https://bugzill...
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2021:3616-1
Rating: moderate
Affected Products:
openSUSE Leap 15.3
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Topics Covered
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