A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in GNU Binutils 2.43. Affected is the function xstrdup of the file xstrdup.c of the component ld. The manipulation leads to memory leak. It is possible to launch 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:N/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-avr-binutilsUpgrade libucs0Upgrade libuct0Upgrade libucp0Upgrade cross-aarch64-binutilsUpgrade bpftool-bash-completionUpgrade cross-bpf-binutilsUpgrade cross-mips-binutilsUpgrade cross-s390x-binutilsUpgrade binutils-develUpgrade cross-ia64-binutilsUpgrade binutilsUpgrade cross-sparc64-binutilsUpgrade perf-bash-completionUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade cross-rx-binutilsUpgrade cross-spu-binutilsUpgrade cross-hppa64-binutilsUpgrade libucp-develUpgrade binutils-devel-32bitUpgrade perf-develUpgrade cross-ppc-binutilsUpgrade cross-i386-binutilsUpgrade cross-xtensa-binutilsUpgrade cross-ppc64le-binutilsUpgrade cross-epiphany-binutilsUpgrade cross-arm-binutilsUpgrade libctf-nobfd0Upgrade cross-hppa-binutilsUpgrade libucm0Upgrade libucm-develUpgrade cross-pru-binutilsUpgrade cross-loongarch64-binutilsUpgrade openucx-toolsUpgrade perf-gtkUpgrade cross-x86_64-binutilsUpgrade gprofngUpgrade perfUpgrade cross-ppc64-binutilsUpgrade cross-sparc-binutilsUpgrade cross-m68k-binutilsUpgrade libuct-develUpgrade libucs-develUpgrade cross-s390-binutilsUpgrade cross-riscv64-binutilsUpgrade libctf0 | Nov 17, 2025 | Nov 14, 2025 |
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