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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."
| 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-s390-binutilsUpgrade cross-riscv64-binutilsUpgrade cross-ia64-binutilsUpgrade cross-avr-binutilsUpgrade libucp-develUpgrade perf-gtkUpgrade cross-hppa64-binutilsUpgrade cross-loongarch64-binutilsUpgrade perf-bash-completionUpgrade libucs0Upgrade libctf-nobfd0Upgrade bpftoolUpgrade binutils-develUpgrade libucs-develUpgrade cross-bpf-binutilsUpgrade cross-i386-binutilsUpgrade cross-aarch64-binutilsUpgrade cross-ppc64-binutilsUpgrade cross-hppa-binutilsUpgrade cross-xtensa-binutilsUpgrade cross-sparc-binutilsUpgrade perfUpgrade cross-ppc64le-binutilsUpgrade cross-arm-binutilsUpgrade openucx-toolsUpgrade binutilsUpgrade cross-mips-binutilsUpgrade cross-s390x-binutilsUpgrade libctf0Upgrade cross-x86_64-binutilsUpgrade perf-develUpgrade cross-pru-binutilsUpgrade cross-spu-binutilsUpgrade gprofngUpgrade bpftool-bash-completionUpgrade libuct-develUpgrade binutils-devel-32bitUpgrade libucm-develUpgrade cross-rx-binutilsUpgrade libuct0Upgrade libucm0Upgrade libucp0Upgrade cross-sparc64-binutilsUpgrade cross-m68k-binutilsUpgrade cross-epiphany-binutilsUpgrade cross-ppc-binutils | Nov 17, 2025 | Nov 14, 2025 |
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