USN-5124-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5124-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5124-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-5124-1
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Published
2021-10-25T16:14:23.524733Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:35:39Z
Summary
binutils vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that GNU binutils incorrectly handled certain hash lookups. An attacker could use this issue to cause GNU binutils to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-16592)

It was discovered that GNU binutils incorrectly handled certain corrupt DWARF debug sections. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause GNU binutils to consume memory, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2021-3487)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / binutils

Package

Name
binutils
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/binutils@2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.7?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.7

Affected versions

2.*

2.29.1-4ubuntu1
2.29.1-6ubuntu1
2.29.1-7ubuntu1
2.29.1-8ubuntu1
2.29.1-10ubuntu1
2.29.1-12ubuntu1
2.30-4ubuntu1
2.30-5ubuntu1
2.30-7ubuntu1
2.30-8ubuntu1
2.30-9ubuntu1
2.30-10ubuntu1
2.30-11ubuntu1
2.30-14ubuntu2
2.30-15ubuntu1
2.30-20ubuntu2~18.04
2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04
2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.1
2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.2
2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3
2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.4
2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.5

Ecosystem specific 

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            "binary_version": "2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "binutils-aarch64-linux-gnu",
            "binary_version": "2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "binutils-alpha-linux-gnu",
            "binary_version": "2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "binutils-arm-linux-gnueabi",
            "binary_version": "2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "binutils-arm-linux-gnueabihf",
            "binary_version": "2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "binutils-common",
            "binary_version": "2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "binutils-dev",
            "binary_version": "2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "binutils-for-build",
            "binary_version": "2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "binutils-for-host",
            "binary_version": "2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "binutils-hppa-linux-gnu",
            "binary_version": "2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "binutils-hppa64-linux-gnu",
            "binary_version": "2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "binutils-i686-gnu",
            "binary_version": "2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "binutils-i686-kfreebsd-gnu",
            "binary_version": "2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "binutils-i686-linux-gnu",
            "binary_version": "2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "binutils-ia64-linux-gnu",
            "binary_version": "2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "binutils-m68k-linux-gnu",
            "binary_version": "2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "binutils-mips-linux-gnu",
            "binary_version": "2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "binutils-mips64-linux-gnuabi64",
            "binary_version": "2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "binutils-mips64-linux-gnuabin32",
            "binary_version": "2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "binutils-mips64el-linux-gnuabi64",
            "binary_version": "2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "binutils-mips64el-linux-gnuabin32",
            "binary_version": "2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "binutils-mipsel-linux-gnu",
            "binary_version": "2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "binutils-mipsisa32r6-linux-gnu",
            "binary_version": "2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "binutils-mipsisa32r6el-linux-gnu",
            "binary_version": "2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "binutils-mipsisa64r6-linux-gnuabi64",
            "binary_version": "2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "binutils-mipsisa64r6-linux-gnuabin32",
            "binary_version": "2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "binutils-mipsisa64r6el-linux-gnuabi64",
            "binary_version": "2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "binutils-mipsisa64r6el-linux-gnuabin32",
            "binary_version": "2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.7"
        },
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            "binary_name": "binutils-multiarch",
            "binary_version": "2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.7"
        },
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            "binary_name": "binutils-multiarch-dev",
            "binary_version": "2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.7"
        },
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            "binary_name": "binutils-powerpc-linux-gnu",
            "binary_version": "2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "binutils-powerpc-linux-gnuspe",
            "binary_version": "2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "binutils-powerpc64-linux-gnu",
            "binary_version": "2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "binutils-powerpc64le-linux-gnu",
            "binary_version": "2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "binutils-riscv64-linux-gnu",
            "binary_version": "2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "binutils-s390x-linux-gnu",
            "binary_version": "2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "binutils-sh4-linux-gnu",
            "binary_version": "2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "binutils-source",
            "binary_version": "2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "binutils-sparc64-linux-gnu",
            "binary_version": "2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "binutils-x86-64-kfreebsd-gnu",
            "binary_version": "2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu",
            "binary_version": "2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "binutils-x86-64-linux-gnux32",
            "binary_version": "2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.7"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libbinutils",
            "binary_version": "2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.7"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "low",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2020-16592"
        },
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "low",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2021-3487"
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS"
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / binutils

Package

Name
binutils
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/binutils@2.34-6ubuntu1.3?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.34-6ubuntu1.3

Affected versions

2.*

2.33-2ubuntu1
2.33.1-1ubuntu1
2.33.1-5ubuntu1
2.33.1-6ubuntu1
2.33.1-6ubuntu3
2.33.90.20200122-1ubuntu2
2.34-1ubuntu1
2.34-3ubuntu1
2.34-4ubuntu1
2.34-5ubuntu1
2.34-6ubuntu1
2.34-6ubuntu1.1

Ecosystem specific 

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            "binary_name": "binutils",
            "binary_version": "2.34-6ubuntu1.3"
        },
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            "binary_name": "binutils-aarch64-linux-gnu",
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        },
        {
            "binary_name": "binutils-alpha-linux-gnu",
            "binary_version": "2.34-6ubuntu1.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "binutils-arm-linux-gnueabi",
            "binary_version": "2.34-6ubuntu1.3"
        },
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            "binary_name": "binutils-arm-linux-gnueabihf",
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        },
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            "binary_name": "binutils-common",
            "binary_version": "2.34-6ubuntu1.3"
        },
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            "binary_name": "binutils-dev",
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        },
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            "binary_name": "binutils-for-build",
            "binary_version": "2.34-6ubuntu1.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "binutils-for-host",
            "binary_version": "2.34-6ubuntu1.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "binutils-hppa-linux-gnu",
            "binary_version": "2.34-6ubuntu1.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "binutils-hppa64-linux-gnu",
            "binary_version": "2.34-6ubuntu1.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "binutils-i686-gnu",
            "binary_version": "2.34-6ubuntu1.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "binutils-i686-kfreebsd-gnu",
            "binary_version": "2.34-6ubuntu1.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "binutils-i686-linux-gnu",
            "binary_version": "2.34-6ubuntu1.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "binutils-ia64-linux-gnu",
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        },
        {
            "binary_name": "binutils-m68k-linux-gnu",
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            "binary_name": "binutils-s390x-linux-gnu",
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            "binary_name": "binutils-sh4-linux-gnu",
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            "binary_name": "libctf0",
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}

Database specific

cves_map

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}