🛡️ USN-5341-1 — binutils

⚪ Unknown ✅ No Known Exploit OSV
N/A
CVSS Score
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Description

binutils vulnerabilities

It was discovered that GNU binutils incorrectly handled checks for memory

allocation when parsing relocs in a corrupt file. An attacker could possibly

use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2017-17122)

It was discovered that GNU binutils incorrectly handled certain corrupt DWARF

debug sections. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause GNU

binutils to consume memory, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2021-3487)

It was discovered that GNU binutils incorrectly performed bounds checking

operations when parsing stabs debugging information. An attacker could

possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary

code. (CVE-2021-45078)

Affected software

USN-5341-1 is recorded against 1 package.

  • binutils (fixed in 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm3)

Timeline and source

Published on 22 March 2022 and last revised on 25 June 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

ubuntu.com (Advisory)
ubuntu.com (Report)
ubuntu.com (Report)
ubuntu.com (Report)

Details

Severity Unknown
CVSS Score N/A
CVSS Vector N/A
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2022-03-22
Updated 2026-08-12
Modified 2026-06-25
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
binutils — 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm3

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