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