Security
Security
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Binutils, the worst of which may allow remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service condition.
| Package | sys-devel/binutils on all architectures |
|---|---|
| Affected versions | < 2.29.1-r1 |
| Unaffected versions | >= 2.29.1-r1 |
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.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Binutils. Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.
A remote attacker, by enticing a user to compile/execute a specially crafted ELF, tekhex, PE, or binary file, could possibly cause a Denial of Service condition.
There are no known workarounds at this time.
All Binutils users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-devel/binutils-2.29.1-r1"