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CVE-2025-5244: GNU Binutils ld elflink.c elf_gc_sweep memory corruption

5.3 CVSS

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. Eine kritische Schwachstelle wurde in GNU Binutils bis 2.44 ausgemacht. Es geht hierbei um die Funktion elf_gc_sweep der Datei bfd/elflink.c der Komponente ld. Durch die Manipulation mit unbekannten Daten kann eine memory corruption-Schwachstelle ausgenutzt werden. Der Angriff muss lokal passieren. Der Exploit steht zur öffentlichen Verfügung. Ein Aktualisieren auf die Version 2.45 vermag dieses Problem zu lösen. Als bestmögliche Massnahme wird das Einspielen eines Upgrades empfohlen.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2025-5244

CVSS Base Severity: MEDIUM

CVSS Base Score: 5.3

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Problem Types

Memory Corruption

Affected Products

Vendor: GNU

Product: Binutils

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.02% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 2.51% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-06-18 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-5244
https://vuldb.com/?id.310346
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.310346
https://vuldb.com/?submit.584634
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32858
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=16010
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=d1458933830456e54223d9fc61f0d9b3a19256f5
https://www.gnu.org/

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