A vulnerability classified as critical was found in GNU Binutils 2.43. This vulnerability affects the function _bfd_elf_gc_mark_rsec of the file bfd/elflink.c of the component ld. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. 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. The name of the patch is 931494c9a89558acb36a03a340c01726545eef24. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
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: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
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/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 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libucp-develUpgrade cross-loongarch64-binutilsUpgrade cross-m68k-binutilsUpgrade openucx-toolsUpgrade cross-x86_64-binutilsUpgrade cross-i386-binutilsUpgrade cross-ppc64-binutilsUpgrade libuct-develUpgrade cross-s390-binutilsUpgrade cross-epiphany-binutilsUpgrade cross-mips-binutilsUpgrade libucm-develUpgrade perf-develUpgrade cross-bpf-binutilsUpgrade libctf0Upgrade libctf-nobfd0Upgrade libucm0Upgrade perfUpgrade cross-xtensa-binutilsUpgrade cross-avr-binutilsUpgrade cross-hppa-binutilsUpgrade libucs-develUpgrade cross-sparc-binutilsUpgrade perf-gtkUpgrade cross-riscv64-binutilsUpgrade libuct0Upgrade cross-sparc64-binutilsUpgrade cross-rx-binutilsUpgrade cross-spu-binutilsUpgrade cross-ia64-binutilsUpgrade cross-aarch64-binutilsUpgrade cross-pru-binutilsUpgrade binutilsUpgrade gprofngUpgrade cross-hppa64-binutilsUpgrade cross-ppc64le-binutilsUpgrade binutils-devel-32bitUpgrade bpftool-bash-completionUpgrade perf-bash-completionUpgrade binutils-develUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade cross-arm-binutilsUpgrade libucs0Upgrade libucp0Upgrade cross-s390x-binutilsUpgrade cross-ppc-binutils | Nov 17, 2025 | Nov 14, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade binutilsUpgrade binutils-multiarch (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade binutils-multiarchUpgrade binutils (Ubuntu Pro) | Apr 8, 2025 | Feb 11, 2025 |
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