Remove support for old file formats (ihex, tekhex, verilog) as they are a constant source of CVEs.

binutils-remove-old-formats.patch

@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+diff -rup binutils.orig/bfd/Makefile.am binutils-2.32/bfd/Makefile.am
+--- binutils.orig/bfd/Makefile.am	2019-10-04 09:38:45.255326417 +0100
++++ binutils-2.32/bfd/Makefile.am	2019-10-04 09:43:18.295336820 +0100
+@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ BFD32_LIBS = \
+ 	coff-bfd.lo compress.lo corefile.lo elf-properties.lo format.lo \
+ 	hash.lo init.lo libbfd.lo linker.lo merge.lo opncls.lo reloc.lo \
+ 	section.lo simple.lo stab-syms.lo stabs.lo syms.lo targets.lo \
+-	binary.lo ihex.lo srec.lo tekhex.lo verilog.lo
++	binary.lo srec.lo 
+ 
+ BFD64_LIBS = archive64.lo
+ 
+@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ BFD32_LIBS_CFILES = \
+ 	compress.c corefile.c elf-properties.c format.c hash.c \
+ 	init.c libbfd.c linker.c merge.c opncls.c reloc.c \
+ 	section.c simple.c stab-syms.c stabs.c syms.c targets.c \
+-	binary.c ihex.c srec.c tekhex.c verilog.c
++	binary.c srec.c
+ 
+ BFD64_LIBS_CFILES = archive64.c
+ 
+diff -rup binutils.orig/bfd/Makefile.in binutils-2.32/bfd/Makefile.in
+--- binutils.orig/bfd/Makefile.in	2019-10-04 09:38:45.262326366 +0100
++++ binutils-2.32/bfd/Makefile.in	2019-10-04 09:44:04.951996839 +0100
+@@ -185,8 +185,7 @@ am__objects_1 = archive.lo archures.lo b
+ 	cache.lo coff-bfd.lo compress.lo corefile.lo elf-properties.lo \
+ 	format.lo hash.lo init.lo libbfd.lo linker.lo merge.lo \
+ 	opncls.lo reloc.lo section.lo simple.lo stab-syms.lo stabs.lo \
+-	syms.lo targets.lo binary.lo ihex.lo srec.lo tekhex.lo \
+-	verilog.lo
++	syms.lo targets.lo binary.lo srec.lo
+ am_libbfd_la_OBJECTS = $(am__objects_1)
+ libbfd_la_OBJECTS = $(am_libbfd_la_OBJECTS)
+ AM_V_lt = $(am__v_lt_@AM_V@)
+@@ -498,7 +497,7 @@ BFD32_LIBS = \
+ 	coff-bfd.lo compress.lo corefile.lo elf-properties.lo format.lo \
+ 	hash.lo init.lo libbfd.lo linker.lo merge.lo opncls.lo reloc.lo \
+ 	section.lo simple.lo stab-syms.lo stabs.lo syms.lo targets.lo \
+-	binary.lo ihex.lo srec.lo tekhex.lo verilog.lo
++	binary.lo srec.lo
+ 
+ BFD64_LIBS = archive64.lo
+ BFD32_LIBS_CFILES = \
+@@ -506,7 +505,7 @@ BFD32_LIBS_CFILES = \
+ 	compress.c corefile.c elf-properties.c format.c hash.c \
+ 	init.c libbfd.c linker.c merge.c opncls.c reloc.c \
+ 	section.c simple.c stab-syms.c stabs.c syms.c targets.c \
+-	binary.c ihex.c srec.c tekhex.c verilog.c
++	binary.c srec.c
+ 
+ BFD64_LIBS_CFILES = archive64.c
+ 
+@@ -1514,7 +1513,6 @@ distclean-compile:
+ @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/i386bsd.Plo@am__quote@
+ @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/i386lynx.Plo@am__quote@
+ @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/i386msdos.Plo@am__quote@
+-@AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/ihex.Plo@am__quote@
+ @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/init.Plo@am__quote@
+ @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/irix-core.Plo@am__quote@
+ @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/libbfd.Plo@am__quote@
+@@ -1566,11 +1564,9 @@ distclean-compile:
+ @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/stabs.Plo@am__quote@
+ @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/syms.Plo@am__quote@
+ @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/targets.Plo@am__quote@
+-@AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/tekhex.Plo@am__quote@
+ @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/trad-core.Plo@am__quote@
+ @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/vax1knetbsd.Plo@am__quote@
+ @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/vaxnetbsd.Plo@am__quote@
+-@AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/verilog.Plo@am__quote@
+ @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/vms-alpha.Plo@am__quote@
+ @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/vms-lib.Plo@am__quote@
+ @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@./$(DEPDIR)/vms-misc.Plo@am__quote@
+diff -rup binutils.orig/bfd/targets.c binutils-2.32/bfd/targets.c
+--- binutils.orig/bfd/targets.c	2019-10-04 09:38:45.268326323 +0100
++++ binutils-2.32/bfd/targets.c	2019-10-04 09:42:54.118512989 +0100
+@@ -1289,14 +1289,8 @@ static const bfd_target * const _bfd_tar
+ /* Always support S-records, for convenience.  */
+ 	&srec_vec,
+ 	&symbolsrec_vec,
+-/* And verilog.  */
+-	&verilog_vec,
+-/* And tekhex */
+-	&tekhex_vec,
+ /* Likewise for binary output.  */
+ 	&binary_vec,
+-/* Likewise for ihex.  */
+-	&ihex_vec,
+ 
+ /* Add any required traditional-core-file-handler.  */
+ 

binutils.spec

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 Summary: A GNU collection of binary utilities
 Name: %{?cross}binutils%{?_with_debug:-debug}
 Version: 2.32
-Release: 26%{?dist}
+Release: 27%{?dist}
 License: GPLv3+
 URL: https://sourceware.org/binutils
 
@@ -271,6 +271,10 @@ Patch29: binutils-CVE-2019-14444.patch
 # Lifetime: Fixed in 2.34
 Patch30: binutils-gcc-10-fixes.patch
 
+# Purpose:  Remove support for old file formats (ihex, tekhex, verilog)
+# Lifetime: Permanent.
+Patch31: binutils-remove-old-formats.patch
+
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 Provides: bundled(libiberty)
@@ -436,6 +440,7 @@ Conflicts: gcc-c++ < 4.0.0
 %patch28 -p1
 %patch29 -p1
 %patch30 -p1
+%patch31 -p1
 
 # We cannot run autotools as there is an exact requirement of autoconf-2.59.
 # FIXME - this is no longer true.  Maybe try reinstating autotool use ?
@@ -841,6 +846,9 @@ exit 0
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 %changelog
+* Fri Oct 04 2019 Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com> - 2.32-27
+- Remove support for old file formats (ihex, tekhex, verilog) as they are a constant source of CVEs.
+
 * Wed Sep 25 2019 Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com> - 2.32-26
 - Add an option to build using clang instead of gcc.