vulnerability
Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2025-5244): GNU binutils vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Oct 29, 2025 | Oct 30, 2025 | Dec 3, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Oct 29, 2025
Added
Oct 30, 2025
Modified
Dec 3, 2025
Description
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.
Solutions
ubuntu-pro-upgrade-binutilsubuntu-pro-upgrade-binutils-multiarch
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