First published: Tue May 16 2023(Updated: )
The binutils packages provide a collection of binary utilities for the manipulation of object code in various object file formats. It includes the ar, as, gprof, ld, nm, objcopy, objdump, ranlib, readelf, size, strings, strip, and addr2line utilities.<br>Security Fix(es):<br><li> binutils: NULL pointer dereference in _bfd_elf_get_symbol_version_string leads to segfault (CVE-2022-4285)</li> For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.<br>Additional Changes:<br>For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Release Notes linked from the References section.
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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redhat/gcc-toolset | <12-binutils-2.38-17.el8 | 12-binutils-2.38-17.el8 |
redhat/gcc-toolset | <12-binutils-2.38-17.el8 | 12-binutils-2.38-17.el8 |
redhat/gcc-toolset | <12-binutils-debuginfo-2.38-17.el8 | 12-binutils-debuginfo-2.38-17.el8 |
redhat/gcc-toolset | <12-binutils-debuginfo-2.38-17.el8 | 12-binutils-debuginfo-2.38-17.el8 |
redhat/gcc-toolset | <12-binutils-devel-2.38-17.el8 | 12-binutils-devel-2.38-17.el8 |
redhat/gcc-toolset | <12-binutils-devel-2.38-17.el8 | 12-binutils-devel-2.38-17.el8 |
redhat/gcc-toolset | <12-binutils-gold-2.38-17.el8 | 12-binutils-gold-2.38-17.el8 |
redhat/gcc-toolset | <12-binutils-gold-debuginfo-2.38-17.el8 | 12-binutils-gold-debuginfo-2.38-17.el8 |
redhat/gcc-toolset | <12-binutils-gold-debuginfo-2.38-17.el8 | 12-binutils-gold-debuginfo-2.38-17.el8 |
redhat/gcc-toolset | <12-binutils-gold-2.38-17.el8 | 12-binutils-gold-2.38-17.el8 |
redhat/gcc-toolset | <12-binutils-2.38-17.el8 | 12-binutils-2.38-17.el8 |
redhat/gcc-toolset | <12-binutils-debuginfo-2.38-17.el8 | 12-binutils-debuginfo-2.38-17.el8 |
redhat/gcc-toolset | <12-binutils-devel-2.38-17.el8 | 12-binutils-devel-2.38-17.el8 |
redhat/gcc-toolset | <12-binutils-gold-2.38-17.el8 | 12-binutils-gold-2.38-17.el8 |
redhat/gcc-toolset | <12-binutils-gold-debuginfo-2.38-17.el8 | 12-binutils-gold-debuginfo-2.38-17.el8 |
redhat/gcc-toolset | <12-binutils-2.38-17.el8.aa | 12-binutils-2.38-17.el8.aa |
redhat/gcc-toolset | <12-binutils-debuginfo-2.38-17.el8.aa | 12-binutils-debuginfo-2.38-17.el8.aa |
redhat/gcc-toolset | <12-binutils-devel-2.38-17.el8.aa | 12-binutils-devel-2.38-17.el8.aa |
redhat/gcc-toolset | <12-binutils-gold-2.38-17.el8.aa | 12-binutils-gold-2.38-17.el8.aa |
redhat/gcc-toolset | <12-binutils-gold-debuginfo-2.38-17.el8.aa | 12-binutils-gold-debuginfo-2.38-17.el8.aa |
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The severity of RHSA-2023:2873 is classified as moderate.
To fix RHSA-2023:2873, update to the fixed version 12-binutils-2.38-17.el8.
RHSA-2023:2873 affects multiple binutils packages within the gcc-toolset including ar, as, ld, nm, and more.
The binutils package provides a collection of binary utilities for manipulating object code in various object file formats.
Yes, RHSA-2023:2873 is a security fix addressing vulnerabilities found in the binutils package.