=========================================================================
\nUbuntu Security Notice USN-5762-1
\nDecember 05, 2022<\/p>\n
binutils vulnerability
\n=========================================================================
\nA security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:<\/p>\n
– Ubuntu 22.10
\n– Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
\n– Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
\n– Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
\n– Ubuntu 16.04 ESM<\/p>\n
Summary:<\/p>\n
GNU binutils could be made to crash or execute arbitrary code if it received
\na specially crafted COFF file.<\/p>\n
Software Description:
\n– binutils: GNU assembler, linker and binary utilities<\/p>\n
Details:<\/p>\n
It was discovered that GNU binutils incorrectly handled certain COFF files.
\nAn attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or execute
\narbitrary code.<\/p>\n
Update instructions:<\/p>\n
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
\npackage versions:<\/p>\n
Ubuntu 22.10:
\nbinutils 2.39-3ubuntu1.1
\nbinutils-multiarch 2.39-3ubuntu1.1<\/p>\n
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
\nbinutils 2.38-4ubuntu2.1
\nbinutils-multiarch 2.38-4ubuntu2.1<\/p>\n
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
\nbinutils 2.34-6ubuntu1.4
\nbinutils-multiarch 2.34-6ubuntu1.4<\/p>\n
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
\nbinutils 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.8
\nbinutils-multiarch 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.8<\/p>\n
Ubuntu 16.04 ESM:
\nbinutils 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm5
\nbinutils-multiarch 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm5<\/p>\n
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.<\/p>\n
References:
\nhttps:\/\/ubuntu.com\/security\/notices\/USN-5762-1
\nCVE-2022-38533<\/p>\n
Package Information:
\nhttps:\/\/launchpad.net\/ubuntu\/+source\/binutils\/2.39-3ubuntu1.1
\nhttps:\/\/launchpad.net\/ubuntu\/+source\/binutils\/2.38-4ubuntu2.1
\nhttps:\/\/launchpad.net\/ubuntu\/+source\/binutils\/2.34-6ubuntu1.4
\nhttps:\/\/launchpad.net\/ubuntu\/+source\/binutils\/2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.8<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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