A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils 2.43 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function link_order_scan of the file ld/ldelfgen.c of the component ld. The manipulation leads to memory leak. The attack may be launched remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The code maintainer explains: "I'm not going to commit some of the leak fixes I've been working on to the 2.44 branch due to concern that would destabilise ld. All of the reported leaks in this bugzilla have been fixed on binutils master."
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:L)
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 openucx-toolsUpgrade libucp0Upgrade cross-s390-binutilsUpgrade libucp-develUpgrade libucs-develUpgrade perf-gtkUpgrade cross-hppa-binutilsUpgrade cross-avr-binutilsUpgrade cross-bpf-binutilsUpgrade libucs0Upgrade cross-hppa64-binutilsUpgrade cross-i386-binutilsUpgrade cross-riscv64-binutilsUpgrade perf-bash-completionUpgrade perfUpgrade cross-ppc64le-binutilsUpgrade cross-m68k-binutilsUpgrade cross-ppc64-binutilsUpgrade cross-s390x-binutilsUpgrade cross-sparc64-binutilsUpgrade libctf0Upgrade cross-x86_64-binutilsUpgrade cross-loongarch64-binutilsUpgrade binutils-develUpgrade binutilsUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade cross-mips-binutilsUpgrade libctf-nobfd0Upgrade cross-ia64-binutilsUpgrade cross-epiphany-binutilsUpgrade cross-spu-binutilsUpgrade perf-develUpgrade cross-xtensa-binutilsUpgrade gprofngUpgrade cross-pru-binutilsUpgrade cross-aarch64-binutilsUpgrade libucm-develUpgrade cross-sparc-binutilsUpgrade binutils-devel-32bitUpgrade bpftool-bash-completionUpgrade libuct0Upgrade cross-ppc-binutilsUpgrade libucm0Upgrade libuct-develUpgrade cross-arm-binutilsUpgrade cross-rx-binutils | Nov 17, 2025 | Nov 14, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade binutilsUpgrade binutils-multiarch | Oct 30, 2025 | Oct 29, 2025 |
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