[USN-7306-1] GNU binutils vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7306-1
February 26, 2025

binutils vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 24.10
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in GNU binutils.

Software Description:
- binutils: GNU assembler, linker and binary utilities

Details:

It was discovered that GNU binutils in nm tool is affected by an
incorrect access control. An attacker could possibly use this issue
to cause a crash. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.04
LTS, and Ubuntu 24.10. (CVE-2024-57360)

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. (CVE-2025-0840)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 24.10
binutils 2.43.1-4ubuntu1.1
binutils-multiarch 2.43.1-4ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
binutils 2.42-4ubuntu2.4
binutils-multiarch 2.42-4ubuntu2.4

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
binutils 2.38-4ubuntu2.7
binutils-multiarch 2.38-4ubuntu2.7

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
binutils 2.34-6ubuntu1.10
binutils-multiarch 2.34-6ubuntu1.10

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

References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7306-1
CVE-2024-57360, CVE-2025-0840

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/binutils/2.43.1-4ubuntu1.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/binutils/2.42-4ubuntu2.4
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/binutils/2.38-4ubuntu2.7
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/binutils/2.34-6ubuntu1.10