USN-6544-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6544-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6544-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-6544-1
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Published
2023-12-11T11:18:13.317090Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:36:43Z
Summary
binutils vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that GNU binutils incorrectly handled certain COFF files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-38533)

It was discovered that GNU binutils was not properly performing bounds checks in several functions, which could lead to a buffer overflow. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service, expose sensitive information or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-4285, CVE-2020-19726, CVE-2021-46174)

It was discovered that GNU binutils contained a reachable assertion, which could lead to an intentional assertion failure when processing certain crafted DWARF files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-35205)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / binutils

Package

Name
binutils
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/binutils@2.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm6?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm6

Affected versions

2.*

2.23.52.20130913-0ubuntu1
2.23.90.20131017-1ubuntu1
2.23.90.20131116-1ubuntu1
2.23.91.20131123-1ubuntu1
2.24-1ubuntu1
2.24-1ubuntu2
2.24-2ubuntu1
2.24-2ubuntu2
2.24-2ubuntu3
2.24-4ubuntu1
2.24-5ubuntu1
2.24-5ubuntu2
2.24-5ubuntu3
2.24-5ubuntu3.1
2.24-5ubuntu13
2.24-5ubuntu14
2.24-5ubuntu14.1
2.24-5ubuntu14.2
2.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm1
2.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm2
2.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm3
2.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm6",
            "binary_name": "binutils"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm6",
            "binary_name": "binutils-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm6",
            "binary_name": "binutils-multiarch"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm6",
            "binary_name": "binutils-multiarch-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm6",
            "binary_name": "binutils-source"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm6",
            "binary_name": "binutils-static"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS",
    "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": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2022-38533"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / binutils

Package

Name
binutils
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/binutils@2.34-6ubuntu1.7?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.34-6ubuntu1.7

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
2.34-6ubuntu1.6

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.34-6ubuntu1.7",
            "binary_name": "binutils"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.34-6ubuntu1.7",
            "binary_name": "binutils-aarch64-linux-gnu"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.34-6ubuntu1.7",
            "binary_name": "binutils-alpha-linux-gnu"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.34-6ubuntu1.7",
            "binary_name": "binutils-arm-linux-gnueabi"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.34-6ubuntu1.7",
            "binary_name": "binutils-arm-linux-gnueabihf"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.34-6ubuntu1.7",
            "binary_name": "binutils-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.34-6ubuntu1.7",
            "binary_name": "binutils-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.34-6ubuntu1.7",
            "binary_name": "binutils-for-build"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.34-6ubuntu1.7",
            "binary_name": "binutils-for-host"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.34-6ubuntu1.7",
            "binary_name": "binutils-hppa-linux-gnu"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.34-6ubuntu1.7",
            "binary_name": "binutils-hppa64-linux-gnu"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.34-6ubuntu1.7",
            "binary_name": "binutils-i686-gnu"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.34-6ubuntu1.7",
            "binary_name": "binutils-i686-kfreebsd-gnu"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.34-6ubuntu1.7",
            "binary_name": "binutils-i686-linux-gnu"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.34-6ubuntu1.7",
            "binary_name": "binutils-ia64-linux-gnu"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.34-6ubuntu1.7",
            "binary_name": "binutils-m68k-linux-gnu"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.34-6ubuntu1.7",
            "binary_name": "binutils-multiarch"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.34-6ubuntu1.7",
            "binary_name": "binutils-multiarch-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.34-6ubuntu1.7",
            "binary_name": "binutils-powerpc-linux-gnu"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.34-6ubuntu1.7",
            "binary_name": "binutils-powerpc64-linux-gnu"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.34-6ubuntu1.7",
            "binary_name": "binutils-powerpc64le-linux-gnu"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.34-6ubuntu1.7",
            "binary_name": "binutils-riscv64-linux-gnu"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.34-6ubuntu1.7",
            "binary_name": "binutils-s390x-linux-gnu"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.34-6ubuntu1.7",
            "binary_name": "binutils-sh4-linux-gnu"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.34-6ubuntu1.7",
            "binary_name": "binutils-source"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.34-6ubuntu1.7",
            "binary_name": "binutils-sparc64-linux-gnu"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.34-6ubuntu1.7",
            "binary_name": "binutils-x86-64-kfreebsd-gnu"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.34-6ubuntu1.7",
            "binary_name": "binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.34-6ubuntu1.7",
            "binary_name": "binutils-x86-64-linux-gnux32"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.34-6ubuntu1.7",
            "binary_name": "libbinutils"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.34-6ubuntu1.7",
            "binary_name": "libctf-nobfd0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.34-6ubuntu1.7",
            "binary_name": "libctf0"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2020-19726"
        },
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2021-46174"
        },
        {
            "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": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2022-35205"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / binutils

Package

Name
binutils
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/binutils@2.38-4ubuntu2.4?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.38-4ubuntu2.4

Affected versions

2.*

2.37-7ubuntu1
2.37-9ubuntu1
2.37-10ubuntu1
2.37.50.20220106-2ubuntu1
2.37.90.20220126-0ubuntu1
2.37.90.20220130-0ubuntu2
2.38-1ubuntu1
2.38-2ubuntu1
2.38-3ubuntu1
2.38-4ubuntu2
2.38-4ubuntu2.1
2.38-4ubuntu2.2
2.38-4ubuntu2.3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.38-4ubuntu2.4",
            "binary_name": "binutils"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.38-4ubuntu2.4",
            "binary_name": "binutils-aarch64-linux-gnu"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.38-4ubuntu2.4",
            "binary_name": "binutils-alpha-linux-gnu"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.38-4ubuntu2.4",
            "binary_name": "binutils-arm-linux-gnueabi"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.38-4ubuntu2.4",
            "binary_name": "binutils-arm-linux-gnueabihf"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.38-4ubuntu2.4",
            "binary_name": "binutils-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.38-4ubuntu2.4",
            "binary_name": "binutils-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.38-4ubuntu2.4",
            "binary_name": "binutils-for-build"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.38-4ubuntu2.4",
            "binary_name": "binutils-for-host"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.38-4ubuntu2.4",
            "binary_name": "binutils-hppa-linux-gnu"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.38-4ubuntu2.4",
            "binary_name": "binutils-hppa64-linux-gnu"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.38-4ubuntu2.4",
            "binary_name": "binutils-i686-gnu"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.38-4ubuntu2.4",
            "binary_name": "binutils-i686-kfreebsd-gnu"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.38-4ubuntu2.4",
            "binary_name": "binutils-i686-linux-gnu"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.38-4ubuntu2.4",
            "binary_name": "binutils-ia64-linux-gnu"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.38-4ubuntu2.4",
            "binary_name": "binutils-m68k-linux-gnu"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.38-4ubuntu2.4",
            "binary_name": "binutils-multiarch"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.38-4ubuntu2.4",
            "binary_name": "binutils-multiarch-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.38-4ubuntu2.4",
            "binary_name": "binutils-powerpc-linux-gnu"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.38-4ubuntu2.4",
            "binary_name": "binutils-powerpc64-linux-gnu"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.38-4ubuntu2.4",
            "binary_name": "binutils-powerpc64le-linux-gnu"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.38-4ubuntu2.4",
            "binary_name": "binutils-riscv64-linux-gnu"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.38-4ubuntu2.4",
            "binary_name": "binutils-s390x-linux-gnu"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.38-4ubuntu2.4",
            "binary_name": "binutils-sh4-linux-gnu"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.38-4ubuntu2.4",
            "binary_name": "binutils-source"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.38-4ubuntu2.4",
            "binary_name": "binutils-sparc64-linux-gnu"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.38-4ubuntu2.4",
            "binary_name": "binutils-x86-64-kfreebsd-gnu"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.38-4ubuntu2.4",
            "binary_name": "binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.38-4ubuntu2.4",
            "binary_name": "binutils-x86-64-linux-gnux32"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.38-4ubuntu2.4",
            "binary_name": "libbinutils"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.38-4ubuntu2.4",
            "binary_name": "libctf-nobfd0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.38-4ubuntu2.4",
            "binary_name": "libctf0"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS",
    "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": "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-2022-4285"
        },
        {
            "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": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2022-35205"
        }
    ]
}