CVE-2023-25586
Published: September 14, 2023Last modified: July 22, 2025
Description
A flaw was found in Binutils. A logic fail in the bfd_init_section_decompress_status function may lead to the use of an uninitialized variable that can cause a crash and local denial of service.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 5.5 |
| Attack Vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | REQUIRED |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | NONE |
| Integrity impact | NONE |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | binutils | Fixed (2.40-r2) |
| Stream | binutils | Not affected (2.41-r0) | |
| Hardened Containers | 23 LTS | binutils | Fixed (2.40-r2) |
| Stream | binutils | Not affected (2.41-r0) |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-25586
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2167502
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231103-0003/
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29855
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=5830876a0cca17bef3b2d54908928e72cca53502