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Ubuntu 22.10: USN-5762-1 Moderate: Binutils Code Execution Threat

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Calendar Grey December 5, 2022
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Take immediate action on Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5762-1 concerning the binutils flaw to avert potential exploits.
GNU binutils could be made to crash or execute arbitrary code if it received a specially crafted COFF file.

Summary

GNU binutils could be made to crash or execute arbitrary code if it received

a specially crafted COFF file.

Software Description:

- binutils: GNU assembler, linker and binary utilities

Details:

It was discovered that GNU binutils incorrectly handled certain COFF files.

An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or execute

arbitrary code.

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate update code execution ubuntu system crash binutils

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 22.10:
  binutils                        2.39-3ubuntu1.1
  binutils-multiarch              2.39-3ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
  binutils                        2.38-4ubuntu2.1
  binutils-multiarch              2.38-4ubuntu2.1

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
  binutils                        2.34-6ubuntu1.4
  binutils-multiarch              2.34-6ubuntu1.4

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  binutils                        2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.8
  binutils-multiarch              2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.8

Ubuntu 16.04 ESM:
  binutils                        2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm5
  binutils-multiarch              2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm5

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5762-1

CVE-2022-38533

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December 05, 2022

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate update code execution ubuntu system crash binutils

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/binutils/2.39-3ubuntu1.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/binutils/2.38-4ubuntu2.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/binutils/2.34-6ubuntu1.4

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