GLSA 201612-24: Binutils: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	Binutils: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	12/08/2016
Bugs:	#526626
ID:	201612-24

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities were found in Binutils, the worst of which may allow execution of arbitrary code.

Background

The GNU Binutils are a collection of tools to create, modify and analyse binary files. Many of the files use BFD, the Binary File Descriptor library, to do low-level manipulation.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
sys-devel/binutils	< 2.25	>= 2.25	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Binutils. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted file, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, cause a Denial of Service condition, or overwrite arbitrary files.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Binutils users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-devel/binutils-2.25"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201612-24.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.