A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in GNU Binutils 2.43. Affected is the function bfd_elf_reloc_symbol_deleted_p of the file bfd/elflink.c of the component ld. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. 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. The patch is identified as b425859021d17adf62f06fb904797cf8642986ad. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade binutilsUpgrade binutils-gprofngUpgrade binutils-develUpgrade binutils-debugsourceUpgrade binutils-gprofng-debuginfoUpgrade binutils-debuginfo | Apr 30, 2025 | Feb 11, 2025 |
| Debian | — | No solution exists | May 15, 2025 | Feb 11, 2025 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade openucx-toolsUpgrade cross-bpf-binutilsUpgrade libucs0Upgrade cross-hppa-binutilsUpgrade cross-epiphany-binutilsUpgrade cross-i386-binutilsUpgrade cross-ppc64le-binutilsUpgrade libctf0Upgrade cross-m68k-binutilsUpgrade cross-s390x-binutilsUpgrade perfUpgrade cross-x86_64-binutilsUpgrade cross-avr-binutilsUpgrade cross-ppc64-binutilsUpgrade libucm0Upgrade cross-sparc-binutilsUpgrade libucs-develUpgrade cross-riscv64-binutilsUpgrade cross-s390-binutilsUpgrade libctf-nobfd0Upgrade perf-develUpgrade libucm-develUpgrade libucp-develUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade binutilsUpgrade perf-gtkUpgrade perf-bash-completionUpgrade cross-spu-binutilsUpgrade binutils-develUpgrade binutils-devel-32bitUpgrade cross-ia64-binutilsUpgrade libuct0Upgrade cross-pru-binutilsUpgrade cross-aarch64-binutilsUpgrade gprofngUpgrade cross-rx-binutilsUpgrade bpftool-bash-completionUpgrade cross-ppc-binutilsUpgrade cross-loongarch64-binutilsUpgrade cross-hppa64-binutilsUpgrade cross-sparc64-binutilsUpgrade cross-arm-binutilsUpgrade cross-mips-binutilsUpgrade libuct-develUpgrade libucp0Upgrade cross-xtensa-binutils | Nov 17, 2025 | Nov 14, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade binutils-multiarch (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade binutilsUpgrade binutils (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade binutils-multiarch | Apr 8, 2025 | Feb 11, 2025 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Feb 9, 2026 | Feb 11, 2025 |
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