{"id":"USN-5341-1","summary":"binutils vulnerabilities","details":"It was discovered that GNU binutils incorrectly handled checks for memory\nallocation when parsing relocs in a corrupt file. An attacker could possibly\nuse this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2017-17122)\n\nIt was discovered that GNU binutils incorrectly handled certain corrupt DWARF\ndebug sections. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause GNU\nbinutils to consume memory, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2021-3487)\n\nIt was discovered that GNU binutils incorrectly performed bounds checking\noperations when parsing stabs debugging information. An attacker could\npossibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary\ncode. (CVE-2021-45078)\n","modified":"2026-02-10T04:42:32Z","published":"2022-03-22T12:12:25Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17122","UBUNTU-CVE-2021-3487","UBUNTU-CVE-2021-45078"],"upstream":["CVE-2017-17122","CVE-2021-3487","CVE-2021-45078","UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17122","UBUNTU-CVE-2021-3487","UBUNTU-CVE-2021-45078"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5341-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-17122"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3487"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-45078"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"binutils","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/binutils@2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm3?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm3"}]}],"versions":["2.25.1-6ubuntu1","2.25.51.20151022-0ubuntu2","2.25.51.20151022-0ubuntu3","2.25.51.20151027-0ubuntu1","2.25.51.20151028-0ubuntu1","2.25.51.20151106-0ubuntu1","2.25.51.20151113-1ubuntu1","2.25.51.20151113-2ubuntu1","2.25.90.20151125-1ubuntu1","2.25.90.20151125-2ubuntu1","2.25.90.20151211-0ubuntu1","2.25.90.20151211-0ubuntu2","2.25.90.20160101-1ubuntu1","2.25.90.20160101-1ubuntu2","2.26-2ubuntu1","2.26-3ubuntu1","2.26-4ubuntu1","2.26-5ubuntu1","2.26-6ubuntu1","2.26-7ubuntu2","2.26-8ubuntu1","2.26-8ubuntu2","2.26-8ubuntu2.1","2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04","2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.1","2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.3","2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.4","2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.5","2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.6","2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.7","2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8","2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"binutils","binary_version":"2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm3"},{"binary_name":"binutils-aarch64-linux-gnu","binary_version":"2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm3"},{"binary_name":"binutils-alpha-linux-gnu","binary_version":"2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm3"},{"binary_name":"binutils-arm-linux-gnueabi","binary_version":"2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm3"},{"binary_name":"binutils-arm-linux-gnueabihf","binary_version":"2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm3"},{"binary_name":"binutils-dev","binary_version":"2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm3"},{"binary_name":"binutils-hppa-linux-gnu","binary_version":"2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm3"},{"binary_name":"binutils-hppa64-linux-gnu","binary_version":"2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm3"},{"binary_name":"binutils-m68k-linux-gnu","binary_version":"2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm3"},{"binary_name":"binutils-mips-linux-gnu","binary_version":"2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm3"},{"binary_name":"binutils-mips64-linux-gnuabi64","binary_version":"2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm3"},{"binary_name":"binutils-mips64el-linux-gnuabi64","binary_version":"2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm3"},{"binary_name":"binutils-mipsel-linux-gnu","binary_version":"2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm3"},{"binary_name":"binutils-multiarch","binary_version":"2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm3"},{"binary_name":"binutils-multiarch-dev","binary_version":"2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm3"},{"binary_name":"binutils-powerpc-linux-gnu","binary_version":"2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm3"},{"binary_name":"binutils-powerpc-linux-gnuspe","binary_version":"2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm3"},{"binary_name":"binutils-powerpc64-linux-gnu","binary_version":"2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm3"},{"binary_name":"binutils-powerpc64le-linux-gnu","binary_version":"2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm3"},{"binary_name":"binutils-s390x-linux-gnu","binary_version":"2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm3"},{"binary_name":"binutils-sh4-linux-gnu","binary_version":"2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm3"},{"binary_name":"binutils-source","binary_version":"2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm3"},{"binary_name":"binutils-sparc64-linux-gnu","binary_version":"2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm3"}],"availability":"Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"cves":[{"severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"low"}],"id":"CVE-2017-17122"},{"severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"low"}],"id":"CVE-2021-3487"},{"severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"low"}],"id":"CVE-2021-45078"}],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS"},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5341-1.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3"}