A vulnerability has been found in GNU Binutils 2.43 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function __sanitizer::internal_strlen of the file binutils/nm.c of the component nm. The manipulation of the argument const leads to buffer overflow. The attack can be launched remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 4.0 Base Score: 2.3 (LOW)
- CVSS 4.0 Vector: (CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X)
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 3.1
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | No solution exists | May 15, 2025 | Feb 10, 2025 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Feb 10, 2025 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade cross-arm-binutilsUpgrade perf-gtkUpgrade gprofngUpgrade cross-mips-binutilsUpgrade cross-ppc64-binutilsUpgrade cross-epiphany-binutilsUpgrade perf-develUpgrade cross-s390-binutilsUpgrade cross-sparc-binutilsUpgrade binutils-devel-32bitUpgrade libucm-develUpgrade cross-ppc-binutilsUpgrade cross-xtensa-binutilsUpgrade cross-pru-binutilsUpgrade cross-rx-binutilsUpgrade perfUpgrade libuct-develUpgrade libucm0Upgrade cross-aarch64-binutilsUpgrade perf-bash-completionUpgrade libctf0Upgrade cross-sparc64-binutilsUpgrade cross-i386-binutilsUpgrade cross-bpf-binutilsUpgrade cross-riscv64-binutilsUpgrade cross-ia64-binutilsUpgrade cross-spu-binutilsUpgrade cross-loongarch64-binutilsUpgrade bpftool-bash-completionUpgrade cross-x86_64-binutilsUpgrade cross-ppc64le-binutilsUpgrade libuct0Upgrade libucp0Upgrade cross-hppa-binutilsUpgrade libctf-nobfd0Upgrade cross-s390x-binutilsUpgrade binutilsUpgrade libucs-develUpgrade cross-m68k-binutilsUpgrade cross-avr-binutilsUpgrade openucx-toolsUpgrade binutils-develUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade libucs0Upgrade cross-hppa64-binutilsUpgrade libucp-devel | Nov 17, 2025 | Nov 14, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade binutilsUpgrade binutils-multiarch | Oct 30, 2025 | Oct 29, 2025 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Feb 9, 2026 | Feb 10, 2025 |
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