[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201811-17 ] Binutils: Multiple vulnerabilities

[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201811-17 ] Binutils: Multiple vulnerabilities

[Aaron Bauman]

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 201811-17
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                                           https://security.gentoo.org/
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: Binutils: Multiple vulnerabilities
     Date: November 27, 2018
     Bugs: #634196, #637642, #639692, #639768, #647798, #649690
       ID: 201811-17

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Synopsis
========

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Binutils, the worst of
which may allow remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service
condition.

Background
==========

The GNU Binutils are a collection of tools to create, modify and
analyse binary files. Many of the files use BFD, the Binary File
Descriptor library, to do low-level manipulation.

Affected packages
=================

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     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
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  1  sys-devel/binutils          < 2.30-r2                 >= 2.30-r2 

Description
===========

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Binutils. Please
review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Impact
======

A remote attacker, by enticing a user to compile/execute a specially
crafted ELF, object, PE, or binary file, could possibly cause a Denial
of Service condition or have other unspecified impacts.

Workaround
==========

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
==========

All Binutils users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-devel/binutils-2.30-r2"

References
==========

[  1 ] CVE-2017-14933
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14933
[  2 ] CVE-2017-16826
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16826
[  3 ] CVE-2017-16827
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16827
[  4 ] CVE-2017-16828
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16828
[  5 ] CVE-2017-16829
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16829
[  6 ] CVE-2017-16830
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16830
[  7 ] CVE-2017-16831
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16831
[  8 ] CVE-2017-16832
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16832
[  9 ] CVE-2017-17080
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17080
[ 10 ] CVE-2017-17121
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17121
[ 11 ] CVE-2017-17122
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17122
[ 12 ] CVE-2017-17123
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17123
[ 13 ] CVE-2017-17124
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17124
[ 14 ] CVE-2017-17125
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17125
[ 15 ] CVE-2017-17126
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17126
[ 16 ] CVE-2018-6543
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6543
[ 17 ] CVE-2018-6759
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6759
[ 18 ] CVE-2018-6872
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6872
[ 19 ] CVE-2018-7208
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7208
[ 20 ] CVE-2018-7568
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7568
[ 21 ] CVE-2018-7569
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7569
[ 22 ] CVE-2018-7570
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7570
[ 23 ] CVE-2018-7642
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7642
[ 24 ] CVE-2018-7643
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7643
[ 25 ] CVE-2018-8945
       https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8945

Availability
============

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-17

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2018 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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