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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5341-1

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5341-1
Posted Mar 22, 2022
Authored by Ubuntu | Site security.ubuntu.com

Ubuntu Security Notice 5341-1 - It was discovered that GNU binutils incorrectly handled checks for memory allocation when parsing relocs in a corrupt file. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. It was discovered that GNU binutils incorrectly handled certain corrupt DWARF debug sections. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause GNU binutils to consume memory, resulting in a denial of service.

tags | advisory, denial of service
systems | linux, ubuntu
advisories | CVE-2017-17122, CVE-2021-3487, CVE-2021-45078
SHA-256 | 5dd2bf59a94e2bb71ef4757fef7d8dbca421e60dbbba4fbcd60d04f7c2ebb405

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5341-1

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5341-1
March 22, 2022

binutils vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 16.04 ESM

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in GNU binutils.

Software Description:
- binutils: GNU assembler, linker and binary utilities

Details:

It was discovered that GNU binutils incorrectly handled checks for memory
allocation when parsing relocs in a corrupt file. An attacker could possibly
use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2017-17122)

It was discovered that GNU binutils incorrectly handled certain corrupt
DWARF
debug sections. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause GNU
binutils to consume memory, resulting in a denial of service.
(CVE-2021-3487)

It was discovered that GNU binutils incorrectly performed bounds checking
operations when parsing stabs debugging information. An attacker could
possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary
code. (CVE-2021-45078)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 16.04 ESM:
binutils 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm3
binutils-multiarch 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm3

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

References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5341-1
CVE-2017-17122, CVE-2021-3487, CVE-2021-45078
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