A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in GNU Binutils 2.43/2.44. Affected by this vulnerability is the function bfd_set_format of the file format.c. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. The attack can be launched remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation appears to be difficult. Upgrading to version 2.45 is able to address this issue. The identifier of the patch is 8d97c1a53f3dc9fd8e1ccdb039b8a33d50133150. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
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:N/VI:N/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: 3.1
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | alpine-linux-upgrade-binutils | Aug 8, 2025 | Feb 10, 2025 | |
| Debian | no-fix-debian-deb-package | May 15, 2025 | Feb 10, 2025 | |
| Redhat_linux | no-fix-redhat-rpm-package | Jul 9, 2025 | Feb 10, 2025 | |
| 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 | Apr 8, 2025 | Feb 10, 2025 |
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