Name: CVE-2025-5244: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2025-05-27T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2025-5244, CWE-119, CVSS 7.8, EPSS 0.00077

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: 7.8
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 5.3
CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)

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-develUpgrade binutils-goldUpgrade binutils	Dec 3, 2025	May 27, 2025
Redhat_linux	—	Upgrade binutils-develUpgrade binutils-debugsourceUpgrade binutils-gold-debuginfoNo solution existsUpgrade cross-binutils-ppc64le-debuginfoUpgrade binutils-debuginfoUpgrade binutils-gprofng-debuginfoUpgrade binutils-goldUpgrade binutilsUpgrade cross-binutils-s390x-debuginfoUpgrade cross-binutils-aarch64-debuginfo	Jul 9, 2025	May 27, 2025
Rocky_linux	—	Upgrade binutilsUpgrade binutils-debugsourceUpgrade binutils-debuginfoUpgrade binutils-goldUpgrade binutils-develUpgrade binutils-gold-debuginfo	Feb 5, 2026	Jan 23, 2026
Suse	—	Upgrade cross-aarch64-binutilsUpgrade cross-bpf-binutilsUpgrade cross-arm-binutilsUpgrade libctf-nobfd0Upgrade libucm0Upgrade libuct-develUpgrade bpftoolUpgrade cross-hppa-binutilsUpgrade perfUpgrade libucm-develUpgrade libucp-develUpgrade cross-hppa64-binutilsUpgrade cross-ppc64-binutilsUpgrade cross-i386-binutilsUpgrade cross-mips-binutilsUpgrade cross-riscv64-binutilsUpgrade binutilsUpgrade perf-gtkUpgrade cross-avr-binutilsUpgrade libucs-develUpgrade libctf0Upgrade cross-loongarch64-binutilsUpgrade cross-s390-binutilsUpgrade perf-bash-completionUpgrade cross-xtensa-binutilsUpgrade binutils-develUpgrade cross-s390x-binutilsUpgrade libucp0Upgrade cross-ia64-binutilsUpgrade libuct0Upgrade cross-sparc-binutilsUpgrade cross-x86_64-binutilsUpgrade libucs0Upgrade cross-rx-binutilsUpgrade bpftool-bash-completionUpgrade gprofngUpgrade cross-sparc64-binutilsUpgrade cross-pru-binutilsUpgrade cross-ppc-binutilsUpgrade cross-m68k-binutilsUpgrade cross-epiphany-binutilsUpgrade perf-develUpgrade binutils-devel-32bitUpgrade openucx-toolsUpgrade cross-spu-binutilsUpgrade cross-ppc64le-binutils	Nov 17, 2025	Nov 14, 2025
Ubuntu	—	Upgrade binutilsUpgrade binutils-multiarch (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade binutils (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade binutils-multiarch	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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CVSS Details

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