Description
An issue was discovered in GNU Binutils 2.34. It is a memory leak when process microblaze-dis.c. This one will consume memory on each insn disassembled.
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 | 2.33.50.20200107-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | binutils | 2.33.50.20200107-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | binutils | 2.33.50.20200107-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | binutils | 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 | USN-6381-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | binutils | 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm7 | USN-6381-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | binutils | 2.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm3 | USN-6381-1 |
Advisories 2
- USN-6381-1 binutils vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Jun 29, 2026
- WID-SEC-2023-2165 binutils: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Mar 14, 2024