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Ubuntu 16.04: USN-7718-1 GNU Binutils Critical Crash Risk CVE-2025-7545

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Calendar Grey August 26, 2025
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Linux binutils presents a vulnerability in Ubuntu 16.04 when handling specially designed inputs; urgent patches suggested to address potential threats.
GNU binutils could be made to crash if it received a specially crafted input.

Summary

GNU binutils could be made to crash if it received a specially crafted

input.

Software Description:

- binutils: GNU assembler, linker and binary utilities

Details:

It was discovered that GNU binutils incorrectly handled certain inputs.

An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash.

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Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
  binutils                        2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm12
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  binutils-multiarch              2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm12
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7718-1

  CVE-2025-7545

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