USN-7899-1: GNU binutils vulnerabilities

Publication date

1 December 2025

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in GNU binutils.


Packages

  • binutils - GNU assembler, linker and binary utilities

Details

It was discovered that GNU binutils could be forced to perform an out-
of-bounds read in certain instances. An attacker with local access to
a system could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2025-11839, CVE-2025-11840)

It was discovered that GNU binutils incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04
LTS, and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2025-8225)

It was discovered that GNU binutils incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or
execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS,
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.
(CVE-2025-5244,

It was discovered that GNU binutils could be forced to perform an out-
of-bounds read in certain instances. An attacker with local access to
a system could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2025-11839, CVE-2025-11840)

It was discovered that GNU binutils incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04
LTS, and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2025-8225)

It was discovered that GNU binutils incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or
execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS,
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.
(CVE-2025-5244, CVE-2025-5245)

It was discovered that GNU binutils incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.
(CVE-2025-3198)

It was discovered that GNU binutils incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash. This issue
only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.
(CVE-2025-1182)

It was discovered that ld in GNU binutils incorrectly handled certain
files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash,
expose sensitive information or execute arbitrary code. This issue
only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.
(CVE-2025-1181)

It was discovered that GNU binutils incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash, expose
sensitive information or execute arbitrary code. This issue only
affected Ubuntu 25.04. (CVE-2025-1153)

It was discovered that GNU binutils incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or execute
arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.
(CVE-2025-0840)


Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
25.10 questing binutils –  2.45-7ubuntu1.1
binutils-multiarch –  2.45-7ubuntu1.1
25.04 plucky binutils –  2.44-3ubuntu1.2
binutils-multiarch –  2.44-3ubuntu1.2
24.04 LTS noble binutils –  2.42-4ubuntu2.7
binutils-multiarch –  2.42-4ubuntu2.7
22.04 LTS jammy binutils –  2.38-4ubuntu2.11
binutils-multiarch –  2.38-4ubuntu2.11
20.04 LTS focal binutils –  2.34-6ubuntu1.11+esm1  
binutils-multiarch –  2.34-6ubuntu1.11+esm1  
18.04 LTS bionic binutils –  2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm5  
binutils-multiarch –  2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm5  
16.04 LTS xenial binutils –  2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm13  
binutils-multiarch –  2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm13  
14.04 LTS trusty binutils –  2.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm7  
binutils-multiarch –  2.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm7  

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