USN-7899-1: GNU binutils vulnerabilities

USN-7899-1: GNU binutils vulnerabilities

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/rss.xml / Mon, 12/01/2025 - 16:51
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)

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