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 | alpine-linux-upgrade-binutils | Aug 27, 2025 | May 27, 2025 | |
| Debian | no-fix-debian-deb-package | May 29, 2025 | May 27, 2025 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp10 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp10-upgrade-binutils | Sep 15, 2025 | Aug 9, 2025 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp11 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp11-upgrade-binutils | Aug 13, 2025 | Aug 9, 2025 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp12 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp12-upgrade-binutils | Sep 15, 2025 | Aug 9, 2025 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp13 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp13-upgrade-binutils | Sep 25, 2025 | Aug 9, 2025 | |
| Oracle_linux | — | oracle-linux-upgrade-binutilsoracle-linux-upgrade-binutils-develoracle-linux-upgrade-binutils-gold | Dec 3, 2025 | May 27, 2025 |
| Redhat_linux | redhat-upgrade-binutilsredhat-upgrade-binutils-debuginforedhat-upgrade-binutils-debugsourceredhat-upgrade-binutils-develredhat-upgrade-binutils-goldredhat-upgrade-binutils-gold-debuginforedhat-upgrade-binutils-gprofng-debuginforedhat-upgrade-cross-binutils-aarch64-debuginforedhat-upgrade-cross-binutils-ppc64le-debuginforedhat-upgrade-cross-binutils-s390x-debuginfo | Jul 9, 2025 | May 27, 2025 | |
| Rocky_linux | rocky-upgrade-binutilsrocky-upgrade-binutils-debuginforocky-upgrade-binutils-debugsourcerocky-upgrade-binutils-develrocky-upgrade-binutils-goldrocky-upgrade-binutils-gold-debuginfo | Feb 5, 2026 | Jan 23, 2026 | |
| Suse | — | suse-upgrade-binutilssuse-upgrade-binutils-develsuse-upgrade-binutils-devel-32bitsuse-upgrade-bpftoolsuse-upgrade-bpftool-bash-completionsuse-upgrade-cross-aarch64-binutilssuse-upgrade-cross-arm-binutilssuse-upgrade-cross-avr-binutilssuse-upgrade-cross-bpf-binutilssuse-upgrade-cross-epiphany-binutilssuse-upgrade-cross-hppa-binutilssuse-upgrade-cross-hppa64-binutilssuse-upgrade-cross-i386-binutilssuse-upgrade-cross-ia64-binutilssuse-upgrade-cross-loongarch64-binutilssuse-upgrade-cross-m68k-binutilssuse-upgrade-cross-mips-binutilssuse-upgrade-cross-ppc-binutilssuse-upgrade-cross-ppc64-binutilssuse-upgrade-cross-ppc64le-binutilssuse-upgrade-cross-pru-binutilssuse-upgrade-cross-riscv64-binutilssuse-upgrade-cross-rx-binutilssuse-upgrade-cross-s390-binutilssuse-upgrade-cross-s390x-binutilssuse-upgrade-cross-sparc-binutilssuse-upgrade-cross-sparc64-binutilssuse-upgrade-cross-spu-binutilssuse-upgrade-cross-x86_64-binutilssuse-upgrade-cross-xtensa-binutilssuse-upgrade-gprofngsuse-upgrade-libctf-nobfd0suse-upgrade-libctf0suse-upgrade-libucm-develsuse-upgrade-libucm0suse-upgrade-libucp-develsuse-upgrade-libucp0suse-upgrade-libucs-develsuse-upgrade-libucs0suse-upgrade-libuct-develsuse-upgrade-libuct0suse-upgrade-openucx-toolssuse-upgrade-perfsuse-upgrade-perf-bash-completionsuse-upgrade-perf-develsuse-upgrade-perf-gtk | Nov 17, 2025 | Nov 14, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | ubuntu-pro-upgrade-binutilsubuntu-pro-upgrade-binutils-multiarchubuntu-upgrade-binutilsubuntu-upgrade-binutils-multiarch | Oct 30, 2025 | Oct 29, 2025 | |
| Vmware Photon_os | vmware-photon_os_update_tdnf | Feb 9, 2026 | May 27, 2025 |
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