1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-5762-1

USN-5762-1: GNU binutils vulnerability

Publication date

5 December 2022

Overview

GNU binutils could be made to crash or execute arbitrary code if it received a specially crafted COFF file.

Releases

Packages

  • 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.

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.

Update instructions

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

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

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

Ubuntu Release Package Version
22.10 kinetic binutils-multiarch –  2.39-3ubuntu1.1
binutils –  2.39-3ubuntu1.1
22.04 jammy binutils-multiarch –  2.38-4ubuntu2.1
binutils –  2.38-4ubuntu2.1
20.04 focal binutils-multiarch –  2.34-6ubuntu1.4
binutils –  2.34-6ubuntu1.4
18.04 bionic binutils-multiarch –  2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.8
binutils –  2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.8
16.04 xenial binutils-multiarch –  2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm5  
binutils –  2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm5  

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