A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils 2.43. It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function xstrdup of the file libiberty/xmalloc.c of the component ld. The manipulation leads to memory leak. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is told 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 cross-pru-binutilsUpgrade cross-xtensa-binutilsUpgrade libucm0Upgrade libucs-develUpgrade cross-sparc-binutilsUpgrade cross-rx-binutilsUpgrade binutils-devel-32bitUpgrade libctf0Upgrade perfUpgrade gprofngUpgrade cross-ppc64le-binutilsUpgrade cross-loongarch64-binutilsUpgrade libucp0Upgrade perf-gtkUpgrade cross-arm-binutilsUpgrade cross-hppa-binutilsUpgrade cross-ppc64-binutilsUpgrade libuct-develUpgrade cross-aarch64-binutilsUpgrade cross-mips-binutilsUpgrade cross-bpf-binutilsUpgrade perf-develUpgrade cross-avr-binutilsUpgrade libuct0Upgrade cross-s390x-binutilsUpgrade cross-hppa64-binutilsUpgrade openucx-toolsUpgrade cross-ia64-binutilsUpgrade cross-m68k-binutilsUpgrade cross-i386-binutilsUpgrade bpftool-bash-completionUpgrade binutilsUpgrade cross-riscv64-binutilsUpgrade libucp-develUpgrade binutils-develUpgrade libucs0Upgrade cross-x86_64-binutilsUpgrade cross-sparc64-binutilsUpgrade cross-epiphany-binutilsUpgrade libucm-develUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade perf-bash-completionUpgrade libctf-nobfd0Upgrade cross-s390-binutilsUpgrade cross-ppc-binutilsUpgrade cross-spu-binutils | Nov 17, 2025 | Nov 14, 2025 |
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