CVE-2025-5244 | BDVDB-2026-280340 Detail
GNUBinutils
Description#
A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils up to 2.44. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function elf_gc_sweep of the file bfd/elflink.c of the component ld. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 2.45 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
Impact#
Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact low, integrity impact low, availability impact low. Attack vector: local.
Weaknesses#
- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
References#
- https://vuldb.com/?id.310346
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.310346
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.584634
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32858
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=16010
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=d1458933830456e54223d9fc61f0d9b3a19256f5
- https://www.gnu.org/
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.html
Exploit#
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.