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binutils: vulnerability history, versions and safety

binutils is a package in the Ubuntu ecosystem. Vulert records 202 vulnerabilities for it across 23 releases, from Mar 2017 to Sep 2025. Each vulnerability names the versions it affects, the fixed version to move to, and a workaround where no fix has been published.

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202 vulnerabilities recorded U202
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170 with no fix published

No patched version yet — these are the ones to plan around.

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0 in the last 12 months

Nothing new recorded in the last year.

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0 malicious-package vulnerabilities

No published version shipped hostile code.

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Vulert verdict on binutils i

Updated on 23 Oct 2026

Careful: 170 of the 202 vulnerabilities Vulert records for this package have no fix yet. Plan around those, or apply the workaround listed for each. The rest have a fixed version to move to.

Long-term outlook: usable, but needs attention 202 vulnerabilities on record across 8 years, none in the last year.

What to do: Plan around the 170 vulnerabilities with no published fix: each lists the affected range and any workaround that reduces exposure. No fix yet: Vulert alerts you the moment one is published. Monitor it with Vulert →

  • Vulnerabilities on record 202 over 8 years · 0 in the last year i
  • Latest disclosure 30 Sep 2025 i
  • Highest CVSS 9.8 i
  • With no published fix 170 i

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01 Versions

Which versions are affected

Every version Vulert holds for binutils, newest first, with the vulnerabilities that name it. A version with a count of zero has no recorded vulnerabilities; open a version to see the vulnerabilities it is exposed to.

Newest 23 of 23 versions on record. Severity counts are the vulnerabilities recorded against that exact release.

02 Disclosure history

How often vulnerabilities are recorded

  • 2017 92
  • 2018 38
  • 2019 18
  • 2021 3
  • 2022 4
  • 2023 25
  • 2025 22

Counted by the year Vulert recorded each vulnerability — the same date the table below shows as disclosed. 0 of the 202 were recorded in the last 12 months.

03 Vulnerabilities

Recorded vulnerabilities for binutils

The 5 most severe of 202 vulnerabilities recorded for this package

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Vulnerability Severity Fixed version ↓ Disclosed ↓
Critical Heap-Based Buffer Overflow in Binutils Package 9.8 critical No fix published 23 Jun 2018
Critical Vulnerability in Binutils: Denial of Service Risk Due to Null Pointer Dereference 9.8 critical No fix published 09 Apr 2017
Heap-Based Buffer Over-Read Vulnerability in Binutils Package 9.1 critical No fix published 17 Mar 2017
Heap-Based Buffer Over-Read Vulnerability in Binutils Package 9.1 critical No fix published 22 Mar 2017
Critical Memory Manipulation Vulnerability in Binutils Package 8.8 high 2.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm3 22 Aug 2023

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Updated: 23/Oct/2026 · Vulnerabilities in our DB: 524315

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Questions

About binutils

Is binutils safe to use?

Vulert records 202 vulnerabilities for binutils in Ubuntu: 0 critical, 0 high, 0 medium and 0 low, plus 202 not yet rated. 170 of them have no published fix yet, so those are the ones to avoid or mitigate.

How many vulnerabilities does binutils have?

202 vulnerabilities are recorded for binutils in the Ubuntu ecosystem: 0 critical, 0 high, 0 medium and 0 low, plus 202 not yet rated. The ledger on this page lists the same counts next to the date of the most recent disclosure.

How often are new binutils vulnerabilities disclosed?

0 vulnerabilities were recorded for binutils in the last 12 months, and the oldest entry in this database dates to 17 Mar 2017. Recency matters more than a lifetime total: it shows how actively new issues are being disclosed for the package you are considering.

Which versions of binutils are affected?

Each vulnerability on this page lists the affected version range and the fixed version to move to. Open the vulnerability for the version you actually run — fixes are specific to a release line, not to the package as a whole.

How do I monitor binutils for upcoming vulnerabilities?

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