A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils 2.43. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function bfd_putl64 of the file libbfd.c of the component ld. 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. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of the patch is 75086e9de1707281172cc77f178e7949a4414ed0. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 4.0 Base Score: 6.3 (MEDIUM)
- CVSS 4.0 Vector: (CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/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: 5.6
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | No solution exists | May 15, 2025 | Feb 11, 2025 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Feb 11, 2025 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade cross-x86_64-binutilsUpgrade cross-epiphany-binutilsUpgrade cross-m68k-binutilsUpgrade cross-i386-binutilsUpgrade cross-ppc64le-binutilsUpgrade gprofngUpgrade cross-riscv64-binutilsUpgrade libuct-develUpgrade cross-s390-binutilsUpgrade cross-xtensa-binutilsUpgrade cross-ppc-binutilsUpgrade cross-hppa-binutilsUpgrade openucx-toolsUpgrade perf-develUpgrade libctf-nobfd0Upgrade binutils-devel-32bitUpgrade cross-loongarch64-binutilsUpgrade perfUpgrade cross-ppc64-binutilsUpgrade cross-sparc-binutilsUpgrade cross-pru-binutilsUpgrade libucm0Upgrade libucs-develUpgrade cross-arm-binutilsUpgrade perf-gtkUpgrade libucm-develUpgrade libctf0Upgrade libuct0Upgrade cross-sparc64-binutilsUpgrade perf-bash-completionUpgrade cross-spu-binutilsUpgrade cross-rx-binutilsUpgrade bpftool-bash-completionUpgrade libucs0Upgrade libucp0Upgrade libucp-develUpgrade cross-mips-binutilsUpgrade cross-avr-binutilsUpgrade cross-bpf-binutilsUpgrade binutils-develUpgrade cross-ia64-binutilsUpgrade cross-hppa64-binutilsUpgrade cross-aarch64-binutilsUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade cross-s390x-binutilsUpgrade binutils | Nov 17, 2025 | Nov 14, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade binutils-multiarchUpgrade binutils | Apr 8, 2025 | Feb 11, 2025 |
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