USN-7899-1: GNU binutils vulnerabilities

USN-7899-1: GNU binutils vulnerabilities

Publication date: 1 December 2025
Overview: Several security issues were fixed in GNU binutils.

Packages

• binutils - GNU assembler, linker and binary utilities

Details
It was discovered that GNU binutils could be forced to perform an out-
of-bounds read in certain instances. An attacker with local access to
a system could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2025-11839, CVE-2025-11840)

It was discovered that GNU binutils incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04
LTS, and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2025-8225)

It was discovered that GNU binutils incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or
execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS,
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.
(CVE-2025-5244, CVE-2025-5245)

It was discovered that GNU binutils incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.
(CVE-2025-3198)

It was discovered that GNU binutils incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash. This issue
only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.
(CVE-2025-1182)

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 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.
(CVE-2025-1181)

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. This issue only
affected Ubuntu 25.04. (CVE-2025-1153)

It was discovered that GNU binutils incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or execute
arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.
(CVE-2025-0840)

Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

25.10 questing

• binutils – 2.45-7ubuntu1.1
• binutils-multiarch – 2.45-7ubuntu1.1

25.04 plucky

• binutils – 2.44-3ubuntu1.2
• binutils-multiarch – 2.44-3ubuntu1.2

24.04 LTS noble

• binutils – 2.42-4ubuntu2.7
• binutils-multiarch – 2.42-4ubuntu2.7

22.04 LTS jammy

• binutils – 2.38-4ubuntu2.11
• binutils-multiarch – 2.38-4ubuntu2.11

20.04 LTS focal

• binutils – 2.34-6ubuntu1.11+esm1
• binutils-multiarch – 2.34-6ubuntu1.11+esm1

18.04 LTS bionic

• binutils – 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm5
• binutils-multiarch – 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm5

16.04 LTS xenial

• binutils – 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm13
• binutils-multiarch – 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm13

14.04 LTS trusty

• binutils – 2.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm7
• binutils-multiarch – 2.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm7