GLSA 201709-02: Binutils: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	Binutils: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	09/17/2017
Bugs:	#618006, #618514, #618516, #618520, #618826, #621130, #624524, #624702
ID:	201709-02

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Binutils, the worst of which may allow remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service condition.

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	< 2.28.1	>= 2.28.1	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Binutils. Please review References for additional information.

Impact

A remote attacker, by enticing a user to compile/execute a specially crafted ELF file, PE File, or binary file, could possibly cause a Denial of Service condition.

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-2.28.1"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201709-02.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.