A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in GNU Binutils 2.43/2.44. Affected by this vulnerability is the function bfd_set_format of the file format.c. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. The attack can be launched remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation appears to be difficult. Upgrading to version 2.45 is able to address this issue. The identifier of the patch is 8d97c1a53f3dc9fd8e1ccdb039b8a33d50133150. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
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:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade binutils | Aug 8, 2025 | Feb 10, 2025 |
| 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 cross-hppa64-binutilsUpgrade cross-ppc-binutilsUpgrade perf-develUpgrade cross-aarch64-binutilsUpgrade cross-m68k-binutilsUpgrade cross-xtensa-binutilsUpgrade cross-pru-binutilsUpgrade cross-rx-binutilsUpgrade libucm-develUpgrade libuct0Upgrade binutilsUpgrade binutils-devel-32bitUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade cross-spu-binutilsUpgrade bpftool-bash-completionUpgrade cross-sparc-binutilsUpgrade gprofngUpgrade libucm0Upgrade perf-bash-completionUpgrade cross-epiphany-binutilsUpgrade cross-mips-binutilsUpgrade cross-avr-binutilsUpgrade cross-x86_64-binutilsUpgrade cross-ppc64-binutilsUpgrade cross-arm-binutilsUpgrade cross-bpf-binutilsUpgrade cross-loongarch64-binutilsUpgrade perfUpgrade cross-ppc64le-binutilsUpgrade libucp-develUpgrade openucx-toolsUpgrade cross-i386-binutilsUpgrade cross-riscv64-binutilsUpgrade libucs0Upgrade cross-ia64-binutilsUpgrade cross-sparc64-binutilsUpgrade cross-s390-binutilsUpgrade cross-hppa-binutilsUpgrade binutils-develUpgrade libctf-nobfd0Upgrade perf-gtkUpgrade libucs-develUpgrade libctf0Upgrade libucp0Upgrade cross-s390x-binutils | Nov 17, 2025 | Nov 14, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade binutils-multiarch (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade binutilsUpgrade binutils-multiarchUpgrade binutils (Ubuntu Pro) | Apr 8, 2025 | Feb 10, 2025 |
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