vulnerability
Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2017-12459): GNU binutils vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | 2017-08-04 | 2021-07-22 | 2025-04-25 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
2017-08-04
Added
2021-07-22
Modified
2025-04-25
Description
USN-4336-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in GNU binutils. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that GNU binutils contained a large number of security
issues. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a
specially-crafted file, a remote attacker could cause GNU binutils to
crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code.
Solution(s)
ubuntu-pro-upgrade-binutilsubuntu-pro-upgrade-binutils-multiarch
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