CVE-2025-5244
Published: May 28, 2025Last modified: July 22, 2025
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.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 5.3 |
| Attack Vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | LOW |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | LOW |
| Integrity impact | LOW |
| Availability impact | LOW |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | binutils | Vulnerable (2.39-r2) |
| Stream | binutils | Vulnerable (2.40-r4) | |
| Hardened Containers | 23 LTS | binutils | Vulnerable (2.39-r2) |
| Stream | binutils | Vulnerable (2.40-r4) |
References
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=16010
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32858
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=d1458933830456e54223d9fc61f0d9b3a19256f5
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.310346
- https://vuldb.com/?id.310346
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.584634
- https://www.gnu.org/