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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 201709-02
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: Binutils: Multiple vulnerabilities
     Date: September 17, 2017
     Bugs: #618006, #618514, #618516, #618520, #618826, #621130,
           #624524, #624702
       ID: 201709-02

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Binutils, the worst of
which may allow remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service
condition.

Background
=========
The GNU Binutils are a collection of tools to create, modify and
analyse binary files. Many of the files use BFD, the Binary File
Descriptor library, to do low-level manipulation.

Affected packages
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     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
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  1  sys-devel/binutils           < 2.28.1                  >= 2.28.1 

Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Binutils. Please
review References for additional information.

Impact
=====
A remote attacker, by enticing a user to compile/execute a specially
crafted ELF file, PE File, or binary file, could possibly cause a
Denial of Service condition.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
=========
All Binutils users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-devel/binutils-2.28.1"

References
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[  1 ] CVE-2017-6965
       https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-6965
[  2 ] CVE-2017-6966
       https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-6966
[  3 ] CVE-2017-6969
       https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-6969
[  4 ] CVE-2017-7614
       https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-7614
[  5 ] CVE-2017-8392
       https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-8392
[  6 ] CVE-2017-8393
       https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-8393
[  7 ] CVE-2017-8394
       https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-8394
[  8 ] CVE-2017-8395
       https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-8395
[  9 ] CVE-2017-8396
       https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-8396
[ 10 ] CVE-2017-8397
       https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-8397
[ 11 ] CVE-2017-8398
       https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-8398
[ 12 ] CVE-2017-8421
       https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-8421
[ 13 ] CVE-2017-9038
       https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-9038
[ 14 ] CVE-2017-9039
       https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-9039
[ 15 ] CVE-2017-9040
       https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-9040
[ 16 ] CVE-2017-9041
       https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-9041
[ 17 ] CVE-2017-9042
       https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-9042
[ 18 ] CVE-2017-9742
       https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-9742
[ 19 ] CVE-2017-9954
       https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-9954

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-02

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2017 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/