CVE-2025-5244
published 2025-05-27CVE-2025-5244: 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…
PriorityP345high7.8CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.24%
14.5th percentile
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.
Affected
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| debian | binutils | < binutils 2.45-3 (forky) | binutils 2.45-3 (forky) |
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CVSS provenance
nvdv3.17.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv4.04.8MEDIUMCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/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
nvdv2.04.3MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
osv4.8MEDIUM
vendor_msrc5.3MEDIUM
vendor_ubuntu5.3MEDIUM
vendor_debian4.8LOW
vendor_redhat4.8MEDIUM
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Ubuntu
GNU binutils vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2025-12-01·CVSS 3.1
CVE-2025-3198 [LOW] GNU binutils vulnerabilities
Title: GNU binutils vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in GNU binutils.
It was discovered that GNU binutils could be forced to perform an out-
of-bounds read in certain instances. An attacker with local access to
a system could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2025-11839, CVE-2025-11840)
It was discovered that GNU binutils incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04
LTS, and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2025-8225)
It was discovered that GNU binutils incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or
execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04
Ubuntu
GNU binutils vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2025-10-29·CVSS 5.3
CVE-2025-11083 [MEDIUM] GNU binutils vulnerabilities
Title: GNU binutils vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in GNU binutils.
It was discovered that GNU binutils incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or execute
arbitrary code. The attack is restricted to local execution.
(CVE-2025-11082)
It was discovered that GNU binutils incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or
execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2025-11083, CVE-2025-5244, CVE-2025-5245,
CVE-2025-7554)
It was discovered that GNU binutils incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause crash, execute
arbitrary code or expose sensitive information. (CVE-2025-1147)
It was discovered that GNU binutils incorrectly handled ce
Red Hat
binutils: GNU Binutils ld elflink.c elf_gc_sweep memory corruption
vendor_redhat·2025-05-27·CVSS 4.8
CVE-2025-5244 [MEDIUM] CWE-119 binutils: GNU Binutils ld elflink.c elf_gc_sweep memory corruption
binutils: GNU Binutils ld elflink.c elf_gc_sweep memory corruption
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.
A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils 2.40 to version 2.44 and affects the elf_gc_sweep function of the bfd/elflink.c file of the component ld. The manipulation leads to memory corruption and a program crash. An attacker must have local access to exploit this vulnerability.
Statement:
Microsoft
GNU Binutils ld elflink.c elf_gc_sweep memory corruption
vendor_msrc·2025-05-13·CVSS 5.3
CVE-2025-5244 [MEDIUM] CWE-119 GNU Binutils ld elflink.c elf_gc_sweep memory corruption
GNU Binutils ld elflink.c elf_gc_sweep memory corruption
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
Remediation: CBL-Mariner Releases
Reference: https://lear
Debian
CVE-2025-5244: binutils - A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils up to 2.44. It has been rated as criti...
vendor_debian·2025·CVSS 4.8
CVE-2025-5244 [MEDIUM] CVE-2025-5244: binutils - A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils up to 2.44. It has been rated as criti...
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.
Scope: local
bookworm: open
bullseye: open
forky: resolved (fixed in 2.45-3)
sid: resolved (fixed in 2.45-3)
trixie: open
OSV
binutils vulnerabilities
osv·2025-12-01·CVSS 2.3
CVE-2025-11839 [LOW] binutils vulnerabilities
binutils vulnerabilities
It was discovered that GNU binutils could be forced to perform an out-
of-bounds read in certain instances. An attacker with local access to
a system could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2025-11839, CVE-2025-11840)
It was discovered that GNU binutils incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04
LTS, and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2025-8225)
It was discovered that GNU binutils incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or
execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS,
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.
(CVE-2025
OSV
binutils vulnerabilities
osv·2025-10-29·CVSS 4.8
CVE-2025-11082 [MEDIUM] binutils vulnerabilities
binutils vulnerabilities
It was discovered that GNU binutils incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or execute
arbitrary code. The attack is restricted to local execution.
(CVE-2025-11082)
It was discovered that GNU binutils incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or
execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2025-11083, CVE-2025-5244, CVE-2025-5245,
CVE-2025-7554)
It was discovered that GNU binutils incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause crash, execute
arbitrary code or expose sensitive information. (CVE-2025-1147)
It was discovered that GNU binutils incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial
OSV
CVE-2025-5244: A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils up to 2
osv·2025-05-27·CVSS 4.8
CVE-2025-5244 [MEDIUM] CVE-2025-5244: A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils up to 2
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.
GHSA
GHSA-3c6j-3hg7-vq95: A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils up to 2
ghsa_unreviewed·2025-05-27
CVE-2025-5244 [MEDIUM] CWE-119 GHSA-3c6j-3hg7-vq95: A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils up to 2
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.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=16010https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32858https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=d1458933830456e54223d9fc61f0d9b3a19256f5https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.310346https://vuldb.com/?id.310346https://vuldb.com/?submit.584634https://www.gnu.org/https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.htmlhttps://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html
2025-05-27
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