USN-7423-1: GNU binutils vulnerabilities

USN-7423-1: GNU binutils vulnerabilities
7 April 2025

Several security issues were fixed in GNU binutils.

Releases
Ubuntu 24.10 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Packages
binutils - GNU assembler, linker and binary utilities

Details
It was discovered that GNU binutils incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash, expose
sensitive information or execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2025-1153, CVE-2025-1182)

It was discovered that ld in GNU binutils incorrectly handled certain
files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary
code. (CVE-2025-1176)

It was discovered that ld in GNU binutils incorrectly handled certain
files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash, expose
sensitive information or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 24.10.
(CVE-2025-1178, CVE-2025-1181)

Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 24.10

• binutils - 2.43.1-4ubuntu1.2
• binutils-multiarch - 2.43.1-4ubuntu1.2
  Ubuntu 24.04
• binutils - 2.42-4ubuntu2.5
  binutils-multiarch - 2.42-4ubuntu2.5
  Ubuntu 22.04
• binutils - 2.38-4ubuntu2.8
  binutils-multiarch - 2.38-4ubuntu2.8
  Ubuntu 20.04
• binutils - 2.34-6ubuntu1.11
• binutils-multiarch - 2.34-6ubuntu1.11

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.