Summary
It was discovered that GNU binutils incorrectly handled certain COFF files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or execute
arbitrary code.
Fixed packages 4
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu · 18.04 LTS 18.04:LTS | binutils | 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.8 |
| Ubuntu · 20.04 LTS 20.04:LTS | binutils | 2.34-6ubuntu1.4 |
| Ubuntu · 22.04 LTS 22.04:LTS | binutils | 2.38-4ubuntu2.1 |
| Ubuntu · Pro 16.04 LTS Pro:16.04:LTS | binutils | 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm5 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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Unscored —
In GNU Binutils before 2.40, there is a heap-buffer-overflow in the error function bfd_getl32 when called from the stri…
References
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-38533