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Ubuntu 16.04 ELS: binutils package with the fix for the CVE-2021-3487 released

September 23, 2021 - TuxCare PR Team

A new updated binutils package with the fix for the CVE-2021-3487 within Ubuntu 16.04 ELS is now available for download from our production repository.

CHANGELOG

binutils-2.26.1-1ubuntu1-16.04.9

  • Fix excessive debug section size can cause excessive memory consumption (CVE-2021-3487)

UPDATE COMMAND

apt-get update
apt-get --only-upgrade install binutils*

 

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