Advisory Published

USN-6413-1: GNU binutils vulnerabilities

First published: Wed Oct 04 2023(Updated: )

It was discovered that GNU binutils was not properly performing checks when dealing with memory allocation operations, which could lead to excessive memory consumption. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2017-17122, CVE-2017-8421) It was discovered that GNU binutils was not properly performing bounds checks when processing debug sections with objdump, which could lead to an overflow. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-20671, CVE-2018-6543) It was discovered that GNU binutils contained a reachable assertion, which could lead to an intentional assertion failure when processing certain crafted DWARF files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-35205) It was discovered that GNU binutils incorrectly handled memory management operations in several of its functions, which could lead to excessive memory consumption due to memory leaks. An attacker could possibly use these issues to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2022-47007, CVE-2022-47008, CVE-2022-47010, CVE-2022-47011) It was discovered that GNU binutils was not properly performing bounds checks when dealing with memory allocation operations, which could lead to excessive memory consumption. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2022-48063)

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
All of
ubuntu/binutils<2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm3
2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm3
Ubuntu Ubuntu=18.04
All of
ubuntu/binutils-multiarch<2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm3
2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm3
Ubuntu Ubuntu=18.04
All of
ubuntu/binutils<2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm9
2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm9
Ubuntu Ubuntu=16.04
All of
ubuntu/binutils-multiarch<2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm9
2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm9
Ubuntu Ubuntu=16.04
All of
ubuntu/binutils<2.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm5
2.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm5
Ubuntu Ubuntu=14.04
All of
ubuntu/binutils-multiarch<2.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm5
2.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm5
Ubuntu Ubuntu=14.04

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the vulnerability ID of this advisory?

    The vulnerability ID of this advisory is USN-6413-1.

  • What is the affected software?

    The affected software is GNU binutils.

  • What is the severity of this vulnerability?

    The severity of this vulnerability is not mentioned in the information provided.

  • How can an attacker exploit this vulnerability?

    An attacker could possibly exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service.

  • How do I fix this vulnerability?

    To fix this vulnerability, update the binutils package to version 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm3 or higher.

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