[USN-7423-1] GNU binutils vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7423-1
April 07, 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 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 LTS
binutils 2.42-4ubuntu2.5
binutils-multiarch 2.42-4ubuntu2.5

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
binutils 2.38-4ubuntu2.8
binutils-multiarch 2.38-4ubuntu2.8

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
binutils 2.34-6ubuntu1.11
binutils-multiarch 2.34-6ubuntu1.11

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

References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7423-1
CVE-2025-1153, CVE-2025-1176, CVE-2025-1178, CVE-2025-1181,
CVE-2025-1182

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/binutils/2.43.1-4ubuntu1.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/binutils/2.42-4ubuntu2.5
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/binutils/2.38-4ubuntu2.8
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/binutils/2.34-6ubuntu1.11