Binutils: Multiple vulnerabilities — GLSA 202007-39

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Binutils, the worst of which could result in a Denial of Service condition.

Affected packages

Package 	sys-devel/binutils on all architectures
Affected versions 	< 2.33.1
Unaffected versions 	>= 2.33.1

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.

Description

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

Impact

Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

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-2.33.1"
 

References

    CVE-2019-12972
    CVE-2019-14250
    CVE-2019-14444
    CVE-2019-17450
    CVE-2019-17451
    CVE-2019-12972
    CVE-2019-14250
    CVE-2019-14444
    CVE-2019-17450
    CVE-2019-17451