[USN-7899-1] GNU binutils vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7899-1
December 01, 2025

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

- Ubuntu 25.10
- Ubuntu 25.04
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 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 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:

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

Ubuntu 25.10
binutils 2.45-7ubuntu1.1
binutils-multiarch 2.45-7ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 25.04
binutils 2.44-3ubuntu1.2
binutils-multiarch 2.44-3ubuntu1.2

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
binutils 2.42-4ubuntu2.7
binutils-multiarch 2.42-4ubuntu2.7

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
binutils 2.38-4ubuntu2.11
binutils-multiarch 2.38-4ubuntu2.11

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
binutils 2.34-6ubuntu1.11+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
binutils-multiarch 2.34-6ubuntu1.11+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
binutils 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm5
Available with Ubuntu Pro
binutils-multiarch 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm5
Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
binutils 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm13
Available with Ubuntu Pro
binutils-multiarch 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm13
Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
binutils 2.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm7
Available with Ubuntu Pro
binutils-multiarch 2.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm7
Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7899-1
CVE-2025-0840, CVE-2025-1153, CVE-2025-1181, CVE-2025-1182,
CVE-2025-11839, CVE-2025-11840, CVE-2025-3198, CVE-2025-5244,
CVE-2025-5245, CVE-2025-7545, CVE-2025-8225

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/binutils/2.45-7ubuntu1.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/binutils/2.44-3ubuntu1.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/binutils/2.42-4ubuntu2.7
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/binutils/2.38-4ubuntu2.11