USN-7718-1: GNU binutils vulnerability
Publication date
26 August 2025
Overview
GNU binutils could be made to crash if it received a specially crafted input.
Releases
Packages
- binutils - GNU assembler, linker and binary utilities
Details
It was discovered that GNU binutils incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash.
It was discovered that GNU binutils incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 16.04 xenial | binutils – 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm12 | ||
| binutils-multiarch – 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm12 | |||
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