Description
finish_stab in stabs.c in GNU Binutils 2.30 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact, as demonstrated by an out-of-bounds write of 8 bytes. This can occur during execution of objdump.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | binutils | 2.32.51.20190707-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | binutils | 2.32.51.20190707-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | binutils | 2.32.51.20190707-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | binutils | 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 | USN-4336-1 |
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | binutils | 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm1 | USN-4336-2 |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | binutils | No fix yet | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 8 | binutils +1 | 2.30-125.el8_10 | RHSA-2024:9689 |
AlmaLinux
Errata ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux 8 | binutils +1 | 2.30-125.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:9689 |
Rocky Linux
Errata ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Linux 8 | binutils | 2.30-125.el8_10 | RLSA-2024:9689 |
Oracle Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle Linux 8 | binutils +1 | 2.30-125.0.1.el8_10 | ELSA-2024-9689 |
Advisories 7
- ALSA-2024:9689 Low: binutils security update AlmaLinux Security Advisories · Oct 29, 2026
- RHSA-2024:9689 Red Hat Security Advisory: binutils security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- USN-4336-2 binutils vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Jun 25, 2026
- USN-4336-1 binutils vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Apr 27, 2026
- RLSA-2024:9689 Low: binutils security update Rocky Linux Security Advisories · Feb 5, 2026
- WID-SEC-2024-3470 binutils: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of Service BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Feb 18, 2025
- ELSA-2024-9689 Low: binutils security update (Oracle Linux 8) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Nov 15, 2024