openSUSE Security Update: Security update for binutils
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Announcement ID:    openSUSE-SU-2021:3643-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #1183909 #1184519 #1188941 #1191473 #1192267 
                    
Cross-References:   CVE-2021-20294
CVSS scores:
                    CVE-2021-20294 (NVD) : 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
                    CVE-2021-20294 (SUSE): 7 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products:
                    openSUSE Leap 15.3
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   An update that solves one vulnerability and has four fixes
   is now available.

Description:

   This update for binutils fixes the following issues:

   - For compatibility on old code stream that expect 'brcl 0,label' to not
     be disassembled as 'jgnop label' on s390x.  (bsc#1192267) This reverts
     IBM zSeries HLASM support for now.
   - Fixed that ppc64 optflags did not enable LTO (bsc#1188941).
   - Fix empty man-pages from broken release tarball
   - Fixed a memory corruption with rpath option (bsc#1191473).
   - Fixed slow performance of stripping some binaries (bsc#1183909).

   Security issue fixed:

   - CVE-2021-20294: Fixed out-of-bounds write in print_dynamic_symbol in
     readelf (bnc#1184519)


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-15.3-2021-3643=1



Package List:

   - openSUSE Leap 15.3 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):

      binutils-2.37-7.26.1
      binutils-debuginfo-2.37-7.26.1
      binutils-debugsource-2.37-7.26.1
      binutils-devel-2.37-7.26.1
      binutils-gold-2.37-7.26.1
      binutils-gold-debuginfo-2.37-7.26.1
      cross-arm-binutils-2.37-7.26.1
      cross-arm-binutils-debuginfo-2.37-7.26.1
      cross-arm-binutils-debugsource-2.37-7.26.1
      cross-avr-binutils-2.37-7.26.1
      cross-avr-binutils-debuginfo-2.37-7.26.1
      cross-avr-binutils-debugsource-2.37-7.26.1
      cross-epiphany-binutils-2.37-7.26.1
      cross-epiphany-binutils-debuginfo-2.37-7.26.1
      cross-epiphany-binutils-debugsource-2.37-7.26.1
      cross-hppa-binutils-2.37-7.26.1
      cross-hppa-binutils-debuginfo-2.37-7.26.1
      cross-hppa-binutils-debugsource-2.37-7.26.1
      cross-hppa64-binutils-2.37-7.26.1
      cross-hppa64-binutils-debuginfo-2.37-7.26.1
      cross-hppa64-binutils-debugsource-2.37-7.26.1
      cross-i386-binutils-2.37-7.26.1
      cross-i386-binutils-debuginfo-2.37-7.26.1
      cross-i386-binutils-debugsource-2.37-7.26.1
      cross-ia64-binutils-2.37-7.26.1
      cross-ia64-binutils-debuginfo-2.37-7.26.1
      cross-ia64-binutils-debugsource-2.37-7.26.1
      cross-m68k-binutils-2.37-7.26.1
      cross-m68k-binutils-debuginfo-2.37-7.26.1
      cross-m68k-binutils-debugsource-2.37-7.26.1
      cross-mips-binutils-2.37-7.26.1
      cross-mips-binutils-debuginfo-2.37-7.26.1
      cross-mips-binutils-debugsource-2.37-7.26.1
      cross-ppc-binutils-2.37-7.26.1
      cross-ppc-binutils-debuginfo-2.37-7.26.1
      cross-ppc-binutils-debugsource-2.37-7.26.1
      cross-ppc64-binutils-2.37-7.26.1
      cross-ppc64-binutils-debuginfo-2.37-7.26.1
      cross-ppc64-binutils-debugsource-2.37-7.26.1
      cross-riscv64-binutils-2.37-7.26.1
      cross-riscv64-binutils-debuginfo-2.37-7.26.1
      cross-riscv64-binutils-debugsource-2.37-7.26.1
      cross-rx-binutils-2.37-7.26.1
      cross-rx-binutils-debuginfo-2.37-7.26.1
      cross-rx-binutils-debugsource-2.37-7.26.1
      cross-s390-binutils-2.37-7.26.1
      cross-s390-binutils-debuginfo-2.37-7.26.1
      cross-s390-binutils-debugsource-2.37-7.26.1
      cross-sparc-binutils-2.37-7.26.1
      cross-sparc-binutils-debuginfo-2.37-7.26.1
      cross-sparc-binutils-debugsource-2.37-7.26.1
      cross-sparc64-binutils-2.37-7.26.1
      cross-sparc64-binutils-debuginfo-2.37-7.26.1
      cross-sparc64-binutils-debugsource-2.37-7.26.1
      cross-spu-binutils-2.37-7.26.1
      cross-spu-binutils-debuginfo-2.37-7.26.1
      cross-spu-binutils-debugsource-2.37-7.26.1
      libctf-nobfd0-2.37-7.26.1
      libctf-nobfd0-debuginfo-2.37-7.26.1
      libctf0-2.37-7.26.1
      libctf0-debuginfo-2.37-7.26.1

   - openSUSE Leap 15.3 (aarch64 ppc64le x86_64):

      cross-s390x-binutils-2.37-7.26.1
      cross-s390x-binutils-debuginfo-2.37-7.26.1
      cross-s390x-binutils-debugsource-2.37-7.26.1

   - openSUSE Leap 15.3 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x):

      cross-x86_64-binutils-2.37-7.26.1
      cross-x86_64-binutils-debuginfo-2.37-7.26.1
      cross-x86_64-binutils-debugsource-2.37-7.26.1

   - openSUSE Leap 15.3 (aarch64 s390x x86_64):

      cross-ppc64le-binutils-2.37-7.26.1
      cross-ppc64le-binutils-debuginfo-2.37-7.26.1
      cross-ppc64le-binutils-debugsource-2.37-7.26.1

   - openSUSE Leap 15.3 (ppc64le s390x x86_64):

      cross-aarch64-binutils-2.37-7.26.1
      cross-aarch64-binutils-debuginfo-2.37-7.26.1
      cross-aarch64-binutils-debugsource-2.37-7.26.1

   - openSUSE Leap 15.3 (x86_64):

      binutils-devel-32bit-2.37-7.26.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-20294.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1183909
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1184519
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1188941
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1191473
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1192267