CVE-2021-3549

binutils: An out of bounds flaw was found in GNU binutils objdump utility version 2.36

CVE-2021-3549 is fixed in 30 products on 1 platform, first by binutils 2.37-7ubuntu1, released May 26, 2021. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
n/a
Low
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0097
62nd percentile

An out of bounds flaw was found in GNU binutils objdump utility version 2.36. An attacker could use this flaw and pass a large section to avr_elf32_load_records_from_section() probably resulting in a crash or in some cases memory corruption. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to integrity as well as system availability.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
binutils · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.37-7ubuntu1 binutils 2.37-7ubuntu1 May 26, 2021
binutils-aarch64-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.37-7ubuntu1 binutils-aarch64-linux-gnu 2.37-7ubuntu1 May 26, 2021
binutils-alpha-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.37-7ubuntu1 binutils-alpha-linux-gnu 2.37-7ubuntu1 May 26, 2021
binutils-arm-linux-gnueabi · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.37-7ubuntu1 binutils-arm-linux-gnueabi 2.37-7ubuntu1 May 26, 2021
binutils-arm-linux-gnueabihf · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.37-7ubuntu1 binutils-arm-linux-gnueabihf 2.37-7ubuntu1 May 26, 2021
binutils-common · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.37-7ubuntu1 binutils-common 2.37-7ubuntu1 May 26, 2021
binutils-for-build · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.37-7ubuntu1 binutils-for-build 2.37-7ubuntu1 May 26, 2021
binutils-for-host · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.37-7ubuntu1 binutils-for-host 2.37-7ubuntu1 May 26, 2021
binutils-hppa-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.37-7ubuntu1 binutils-hppa-linux-gnu 2.37-7ubuntu1 May 26, 2021
binutils-hppa64-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.37-7ubuntu1 binutils-hppa64-linux-gnu 2.37-7ubuntu1 May 26, 2021
binutils-i686-gnu · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.37-7ubuntu1 binutils-i686-gnu 2.37-7ubuntu1 May 26, 2021
binutils-i686-kfreebsd-gnu · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.37-7ubuntu1 binutils-i686-kfreebsd-gnu 2.37-7ubuntu1 May 26, 2021
binutils-i686-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.37-7ubuntu1 binutils-i686-linux-gnu 2.37-7ubuntu1 May 26, 2021
binutils-ia64-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.37-7ubuntu1 binutils-ia64-linux-gnu 2.37-7ubuntu1 May 26, 2021
binutils-m68k-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.37-7ubuntu1 binutils-m68k-linux-gnu 2.37-7ubuntu1 May 26, 2021
binutils-multiarch · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.37-7ubuntu1 binutils-multiarch 2.37-7ubuntu1 May 26, 2021
binutils-powerpc-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.37-7ubuntu1 binutils-powerpc-linux-gnu 2.37-7ubuntu1 May 26, 2021
binutils-powerpc64-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.37-7ubuntu1 binutils-powerpc64-linux-gnu 2.37-7ubuntu1 May 26, 2021
binutils-powerpc64le-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.37-7ubuntu1 binutils-powerpc64le-linux-gnu 2.37-7ubuntu1 May 26, 2021
binutils-riscv64-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.37-7ubuntu1 binutils-riscv64-linux-gnu 2.37-7ubuntu1 May 26, 2021
binutils-s390x-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.37-7ubuntu1 binutils-s390x-linux-gnu 2.37-7ubuntu1 May 26, 2021
binutils-sh4-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.37-7ubuntu1 binutils-sh4-linux-gnu 2.37-7ubuntu1 May 26, 2021
binutils-source · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.37-7ubuntu1 binutils-source 2.37-7ubuntu1 May 26, 2021
binutils-sparc64-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.37-7ubuntu1 binutils-sparc64-linux-gnu 2.37-7ubuntu1 May 26, 2021
binutils-x86-64-kfreebsd-gnu · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.37-7ubuntu1 binutils-x86-64-kfreebsd-gnu 2.37-7ubuntu1 May 26, 2021
binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.37-7ubuntu1 binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu 2.37-7ubuntu1 May 26, 2021
binutils-x86-64-linux-gnux32 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.37-7ubuntu1 binutils-x86-64-linux-gnux32 2.37-7ubuntu1 May 26, 2021
libbinutils · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.37-7ubuntu1 libbinutils 2.37-7ubuntu1 May 26, 2021
libctf-nobfd0 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.37-7ubuntu1 libctf-nobfd0 2.37-7ubuntu1 May 26, 2021
libctf0 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 2.37-7ubuntu1 libctf0 2.37-7ubuntu1 May 26, 2021

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