USN-6160-1

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6160-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6160-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-6160-1
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Published
2023-06-13T18:08:14Z
Modified
2026-04-27T16:43:46Z
Summary
binutils vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that GNU binutils incorrectly performed bounds checking operations when parsing stabs debugging information. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / binutils

Package

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

Affected ranges

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

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
2.34-6ubuntu1.3
2.34-6ubuntu1.4
2.34-6ubuntu1.5

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability":  "No subscription required",
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "binary_name":  "binutils",
            "binary_version":  "2.34-6ubuntu1.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "binutils-aarch64-linux-gnu",
            "binary_version":  "2.34-6ubuntu1.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "binutils-alpha-linux-gnu",
            "binary_version":  "2.34-6ubuntu1.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "binutils-arm-linux-gnueabi",
            "binary_version":  "2.34-6ubuntu1.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "binutils-arm-linux-gnueabihf",
            "binary_version":  "2.34-6ubuntu1.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "binutils-common",
            "binary_version":  "2.34-6ubuntu1.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "binutils-for-build",
            "binary_version":  "2.34-6ubuntu1.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "binutils-for-host",
            "binary_version":  "2.34-6ubuntu1.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "binutils-hppa-linux-gnu",
            "binary_version":  "2.34-6ubuntu1.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "binutils-hppa64-linux-gnu",
            "binary_version":  "2.34-6ubuntu1.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "binutils-i686-gnu",
            "binary_version":  "2.34-6ubuntu1.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "binutils-i686-kfreebsd-gnu",
            "binary_version":  "2.34-6ubuntu1.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "binutils-i686-linux-gnu",
            "binary_version":  "2.34-6ubuntu1.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "binutils-ia64-linux-gnu",
            "binary_version":  "2.34-6ubuntu1.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "binutils-m68k-linux-gnu",
            "binary_version":  "2.34-6ubuntu1.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "binutils-multiarch",
            "binary_version":  "2.34-6ubuntu1.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "binutils-powerpc-linux-gnu",
            "binary_version":  "2.34-6ubuntu1.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "binutils-powerpc64-linux-gnu",
            "binary_version":  "2.34-6ubuntu1.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "binutils-powerpc64le-linux-gnu",
            "binary_version":  "2.34-6ubuntu1.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "binutils-riscv64-linux-gnu",
            "binary_version":  "2.34-6ubuntu1.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "binutils-s390x-linux-gnu",
            "binary_version":  "2.34-6ubuntu1.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "binutils-sh4-linux-gnu",
            "binary_version":  "2.34-6ubuntu1.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "binutils-source",
            "binary_version":  "2.34-6ubuntu1.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "binutils-sparc64-linux-gnu",
            "binary_version":  "2.34-6ubuntu1.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "binutils-x86-64-kfreebsd-gnu",
            "binary_version":  "2.34-6ubuntu1.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu",
            "binary_version":  "2.34-6ubuntu1.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "binutils-x86-64-linux-gnux32",
            "binary_version":  "2.34-6ubuntu1.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "libbinutils",
            "binary_version":  "2.34-6ubuntu1.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "libctf-nobfd0",
            "binary_version":  "2.34-6ubuntu1.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "libctf0",
            "binary_version":  "2.34-6ubuntu1.6"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map
{
    "cves":  [
        {
            "id":  "CVE-2021-45078",
            "severity":  [
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "low",
                    "type":  "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem":  "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS"
}
source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6160-1.json"