CVE-2025-1152
published 2025-02-10CVE-2025-1152: A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in GNU Binutils 2.43. Affected is the function xstrdup of the file xstrdup.c of the component ld. The…
PriorityP414low3.7CVSS 3.1
AVNACHPRNUINSUCNINAL
EPSS
0.60%
45.3th percentile
A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in GNU Binutils 2.43. Affected is the function xstrdup of the file xstrdup.c of the component ld. The manipulation leads to memory leak. It is possible to launch 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
nvdv3.13.7LOWCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/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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GHSA
GHSA-xr98-5c2m-hfwp: A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in GNU Binutils 2
ghsa_unreviewed·2025-02-10
CVE-2025-1152 [LOW] CWE-401 GHSA-xr98-5c2m-hfwp: A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in GNU Binutils 2
A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in GNU Binutils 2.43. Affected is the function xstrdup of the file xstrdup.c of the component ld. The manipulation leads to memory leak. It is possible to launch 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."
OSV
CVE-2025-1152: A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in GNU Binutils 2
osv·2025-02-10·CVSS 2.3
CVE-2025-1152 [LOW] CVE-2025-1152: A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in GNU Binutils 2
A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in GNU Binutils 2.43. Affected is the function xstrdup of the file xstrdup.c of the component ld. The manipulation leads to memory leak. It is possible to launch 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."
Microsoft
GNU Binutils ld xstrdup.c xstrdup memory leak
vendor_msrc·2025-02-11·CVSS 3.1
CVE-2025-1152 [LOW] CWE-401 GNU Binutils ld xstrdup.c xstrdup memory leak
GNU Binutils ld xstrdup.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 xstrdup.c xstrdup memory leak
vendor_redhat·2025-02-10·CVSS 2.3
CVE-2025-1152 [LOW] CWE-772 binutils: GNU Binutils ld xstrdup.c xstrdup memory leak
binutils: GNU Binutils ld xstrdup.c xstrdup memory leak
A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in GNU Binutils 2.43. Affected is the function xstrdup of the file xstrdup.c of the component ld. The manipulation leads to memory leak. It is possible to launch 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 the ld linker utility of GNU Binutils.
Debian
CVE-2025-1152: binutils - A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in GNU Binutils 2.43. A...
vendor_debian·2025·CVSS 2.3
CVE-2025-1152 [LOW] CVE-2025-1152: binutils - A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in GNU Binutils 2.43. A...
A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in GNU Binutils 2.43. Affected is the function xstrdup of the file xstrdup.c of the component ld. The manipulation leads to memory leak. It is possible to launch 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 (fixed in 2.45-3)
trixie:
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No public exploits indexed.
2025-02-10
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