GLSA 202208-30: GNU Binutils: Multiple Vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	GNU Binutils: Multiple Vulnerabilities
Date:	08/14/2022
Bugs:	#778545, #792342, #829304
ID:	202208-30

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Binutils, the worst of which could result in denial of service.

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-libs/binutils-libs	< 2.38	>= 2.38	All supported architectures
sys-devel/binutils	< 2.38	>= 2.38	All supported architectures

Description

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

Impact

Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

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-2.38"

All Binutils library users should upgrade to the latest version:


          # emerge --sync
          # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-libs/binutils-libs-2.38"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-202208-30.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.