CVE-2025-1149
published 2025-02-10CVE-2025-1149: A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils 2.43. It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function xstrdup of the file libiberty/xmalloc.c of the…
PriorityP410low3.1CVSS 3.1
AVNACHPRNUIRSUCNINAL
EPSS
0.56%
43.5th percentile
A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils 2.43. It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function xstrdup of the file libiberty/xmalloc.c of the component ld. The manipulation leads to memory leak. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The code maintainer explains: "I'm not going to commit some of the leak fixes I've been working on to the 2.44 branch due to concern that would destabilise ld. All of the reported leaks in this bugzilla have been fixed on binutils master."
Affected
23 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | binutils | < binutils 2.45-3 (forky) | binutils 2.45-3 (forky) |
| gnu | binutils | — | — |
| gnu | binutils | >= 0 < 2.45-3 | 2.45-3 |
| msrc | azl3_annobin_12.49-2 | — | — |
| msrc | azl3_binutils_2.41-10 | — | — |
| msrc | azl3_binutils_2.41-7 | — | — |
| msrc | azl3_binutils_2.41-9 | — | — |
| msrc | azl3_crash_8.0.4-4 | — | — |
| msrc | azl3_crash_8.0.4-5 | — | — |
| msrc | azl3_crash_9.0.0-1 | — | — |
| msrc | azl3_gcc_13.2.0-7 | — | — |
| msrc | azl3_gdb_13.2-4 | — | — |
| msrc | azl3_gdb_13.2-5 | — | — |
| msrc | azl3_gdb_13.2-6 | — | — |
| msrc | cbl2_binutils_2.37-15 | — | — |
| msrc | cbl2_binutils_2.37-16 | — | — |
| msrc | cbl2_binutils_2.37-17 | — | — |
| msrc | cbl2_binutils_2.37-19 | — | — |
| msrc | cbl2_binutils_2.37-20 | — | — |
| msrc | cbl2_crash_8.0.1-4 | — | — |
| msrc | cbl2_crash_8.0.1-5 | — | — |
| msrc | cbl2_gcc_11.2.0-8 | — | — |
| msrc | cbl2_gcc_11.2.0-9 | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.13.1LOWCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
nvdv4.02.3LOWCVSS: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
nvdv2.02.6LOWAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
osv2.3LOW
vendor_msrc3.1LOW
vendor_debian2.3LOW
vendor_redhat2.3LOW
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Microsoft
GNU Binutils ld xmalloc.c xstrdup memory leak
vendor_msrc·2025-02-11·CVSS 3.1
CVE-2025-1149 [LOW] CWE-401 GNU Binutils ld xmalloc.c xstrdup memory leak
GNU Binutils ld xmalloc.c xstrdup memory leak
FAQ: Is Azure Linux the only Microsoft product that includes this open-source library and is therefore potentially affected by this vulnerability?
One of the main benefits to our customers who choose to use the Azure Linux distro is the commitment to keep it up to date with the most recent and most secure versions of the open source libraries with which the distro is composed. Microsoft is committed to transparency in this work which is why we began publishing CSAF/VEX in October 2025. See this blog post for more information. If impact to additional products is identified, we will update the CVE to reflect this.
Mariner: Mariner
VulDB: VulDB
Customer Action Required: Yes
Red Hat
binutils: GNU Binutils ld xmalloc.c xstrdup memory leak
vendor_redhat·2025-02-10·CVSS 2.3
CVE-2025-1149 [LOW] CWE-772 binutils: GNU Binutils ld xmalloc.c xstrdup memory leak
binutils: GNU Binutils ld xmalloc.c xstrdup memory leak
A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils 2.43. It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function xstrdup of the file libiberty/xmalloc.c of the component ld. The manipulation leads to memory leak. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The code maintainer explains: "I'm not going to commit some of the leak fixes I've been working on to the 2.44 branch due to concern that would destabilise ld. All of the reported leaks in this bugzilla have been fixed on binutils master."
A flaw was found in GNU Binutils. Thi
Debian
CVE-2025-1149: binutils - A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils 2.43. It has been classified as proble...
vendor_debian·2025·CVSS 2.3
CVE-2025-1149 [LOW] CVE-2025-1149: binutils - A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils 2.43. It has been classified as proble...
A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils 2.43. It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function xstrdup of the file libiberty/xmalloc.c of the component ld. The manipulation leads to memory leak. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The code maintainer explains: "I'm not going to commit some of the leak fixes I've been working on to the 2.44 branch due to concern that would destabilise ld. All of the reported leaks in this bugzilla have been fixed on binutils master."
Scope: local
bookworm: open
bullseye: open
forky: resolved (fixed in 2.45-3)
sid: resolved (fix
OSV
CVE-2025-1149: A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils 2
osv·2025-02-10·CVSS 2.3
CVE-2025-1149 [LOW] CVE-2025-1149: A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils 2
A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils 2.43. It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function xstrdup of the file libiberty/xmalloc.c of the component ld. The manipulation leads to memory leak. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The code maintainer explains: "I'm not going to commit some of the leak fixes I've been working on to the 2.44 branch due to concern that would destabilise ld. All of the reported leaks in this bugzilla have been fixed on binutils master."
GHSA
GHSA-vwfw-r6qw-22rw: A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils 2
ghsa_unreviewed·2025-02-10
CVE-2025-1149 [LOW] CWE-401 GHSA-vwfw-r6qw-22rw: A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils 2
A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils 2.43. It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function xstrdup of the file libiberty/xmalloc.c of the component ld. The manipulation leads to memory leak. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The code maintainer explains: "I'm not going to commit some of the leak fixes I've been working on to the 2.44 branch due to concern that would destabilise ld. All of the reported leaks in this bugzilla have been fixed on binutils master."
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2025-02-10
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