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USN-5349-1: GNU binutils vulnerability

Severity

Low

Vendor

Canonical Ubuntu

Versions Affected

  • Canonical Ubuntu 16.04

Description

It was discovered that GNU binutils gold incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.

CVEs contained in this USN include: CVE-2019-1010204.

Affected Cloud Foundry Products and Versions

Severity is low unless otherwise noted.

  • CF Deployment
    • All versions with Xenial Stemcells prior to 621.236

Mitigation

Users of affected products are strongly encouraged to follow the mitigations below. The Cloud Foundry project recommends upgrading the following releases:

  • CF Deployment
    • For all versions, upgrade Xenial Stemcells to 621.236 or greater

History

2022-05-23: Initial vulnerability report published.

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