Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2023.6101.1
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-6101-1)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'binutils' package(s) announced via the USN-6101-1 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'binutils' package(s) announced via the USN-6101-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: It was discovered that GNU binutils incorrectly handled certain DWARF files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.10. (CVE-2023-1579) It was discovered that GNU binutils did not properly verify the version definitions in zer0-lengthverdef table. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.10 and Ubuntu 23.04. (CVE-2023-1972) It was discovered that GNU binutils did not properly validate the size of length parameter in vms-alpha. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or access sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.10. (CVE-2023-25584) It was discovered that GNU binutils did not properly initialized the file_table field of struct module and the_bfd field of asymbol. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2023-25585, CVE-2023-25588) Affected Software/OS: 'binutils' package(s) on Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 22.10, Ubuntu 23.04. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 7.2 CVSS Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2023-1579 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-15 https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=11d171f1910b508a81d21faa087ad1af573407d8 https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29988 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2023-1972 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2185646 https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=30285 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2023-25584 RHBZ#2167467 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2167467 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-25584 https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=77c225bdeb410cf60da804879ad41622f5f1aa44 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2023-25585 RHBZ#2167498 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2167498 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-25585 https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29892 https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=65cf035b8dc1df5d8020e0b1449514a3c42933e7 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2023-25588 RHBZ#2167505 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2167505 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-25588 https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29677 https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=d12f8998d2d086f0a6606589e5aedb7147e6f2f1
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