Ubuntu 14.04 LTS USN-4336-3 High: binutils Denial Of Service

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro) Summary: Several security issues were fixed in GNU binutils. Software Description: - binutils: GNU assembler, linker and binary utilities Details: USN-4336-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in GNU. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. Original advisory details: It was discovered that GNU binutils contained a large number of security issues. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially-crafted file, a remote attacker could cause GNU binutils to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.