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Ubuntu 20.04/18.04: USN-5124-1 Moderate: Code Execution Threats

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Calendar Grey October 25, 2021
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Patch released to address multiple vulnerabilities in GNU binutils for Ubuntu 20.04 and 18.04 LTS versions.
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:

It was discovered that GNU binutils incorrectly handled certain hash

lookups. An attacker could use this issue to cause GNU binutils to crash,

resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

(CVE-2020-16592)

It was discovered that GNU binutils incorrectly handled certain corrupt

DWARF debug sections. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause

GNU binutils to consume memory, resulting in a denial of service.

(CVE-2021-3487)

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service code execution Ubuntu GNU Binutils

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
  binutils                        2.34-6ubuntu1.3
  binutils-multiarch              2.34-6ubuntu1.3

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  binutils                        2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.7
  binutils-multiarch              2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.7

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5124-1

CVE-2020-16592, CVE-2021-3487

October 25, 2021

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service code execution Ubuntu GNU Binutils

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/binutils/2.34-6ubuntu1.3
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/binutils/2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.7

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