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

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Calendar Grey August 9, 2023
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Security updates for GNU binutils were rolled out in Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4336-3, tackling vulnerabilities that could lead to system crashes and unauthorized code execution.
Several security issues were fixed in GNU binutils.

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.

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service high severity security issue Ubuntu update instructions binutils

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
  binutils                        2.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm2
  binutils-multiarch              2.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm2

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4336-3

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4336-1

CVE-2017-9742, CVE-2017-9747, CVE-2017-9748, CVE-2017-9750,

CVE-2017-9756, CVE-2018-6323

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4336-3

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service high severity security issue Ubuntu update instructions binutils

Package Information

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