A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils up to 2.44. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function elf_gc_sweep of the file bfd/elflink.c of the component ld. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 2.45 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 4.0 Base Score: 4.8 (MEDIUM)
- CVSS 4.0 Vector: (CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/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: 5.3
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade binutils | Aug 27, 2025 | May 27, 2025 |
| Debian | — | No solution exists | May 29, 2025 | May 27, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp10 | — | Upgrade binutils | Sep 15, 2025 | Aug 9, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp11 | — | Upgrade binutils | Aug 13, 2025 | Aug 9, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp12 | — | Upgrade binutils | Sep 15, 2025 | Aug 9, 2025 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp13 | — | Upgrade binutils | Sep 25, 2025 | Aug 9, 2025 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade binutils-goldUpgrade binutilsUpgrade binutils-devel | Dec 3, 2025 | May 27, 2025 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade binutils-goldUpgrade binutils-gprofng-debuginfoUpgrade binutils-gold-debuginfoUpgrade cross-binutils-ppc64le-debuginfoUpgrade binutils-debugsourceUpgrade binutils-develUpgrade binutils-debuginfoNo solution existsUpgrade cross-binutils-aarch64-debuginfoUpgrade binutilsUpgrade cross-binutils-s390x-debuginfo | Jul 9, 2025 | May 27, 2025 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade binutils-goldUpgrade binutils-debuginfoUpgrade binutils-debugsourceUpgrade binutilsUpgrade binutils-develUpgrade binutils-gold-debuginfo | Feb 5, 2026 | Jan 23, 2026 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade cross-ppc64le-binutilsUpgrade cross-epiphany-binutilsUpgrade binutils-devel-32bitUpgrade cross-m68k-binutilsUpgrade cross-ppc-binutilsUpgrade cross-spu-binutilsUpgrade openucx-toolsUpgrade perf-develUpgrade bpftool-bash-completionUpgrade cross-rx-binutilsUpgrade cross-sparc64-binutilsUpgrade binutils-develUpgrade cross-pru-binutilsUpgrade libuct0Upgrade libucs0Upgrade gprofngUpgrade cross-ia64-binutilsUpgrade cross-xtensa-binutilsUpgrade cross-s390x-binutilsUpgrade libucp0Upgrade cross-x86_64-binutilsUpgrade cross-sparc-binutilsUpgrade perf-bash-completionUpgrade libucm0Upgrade cross-i386-binutilsUpgrade cross-hppa-binutilsUpgrade perf-gtkUpgrade cross-ppc64-binutilsUpgrade libuct-develUpgrade cross-bpf-binutilsUpgrade libctf-nobfd0Upgrade cross-loongarch64-binutilsUpgrade binutilsUpgrade cross-s390-binutilsUpgrade cross-aarch64-binutilsUpgrade cross-mips-binutilsUpgrade cross-arm-binutilsUpgrade cross-hppa64-binutilsUpgrade libucm-develUpgrade libctf0Upgrade cross-avr-binutilsUpgrade libucs-develUpgrade libucp-develUpgrade perfUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade cross-riscv64-binutils | Nov 17, 2025 | Nov 14, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade binutilsUpgrade binutils-multiarch (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade binutils-multiarchUpgrade binutils (Ubuntu Pro) | Oct 30, 2025 | Oct 29, 2025 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Feb 9, 2026 | May 27, 2025 |
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