CVE - CVE-2025-5244

CVE-ID
CVE-2025-5244	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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MISC:Submit #584634 \| GNU Binutils ld 2.44 Memory Corruption URL:https://vuldb.com/?submit.584634 MISC:VDB-310346 \| CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA) URL:https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.310346 MISC:VDB-310346 \| GNU Binutils ld elflink.c elf_gc_sweep memory corruption URL:https://vuldb.com/?id.310346 MISC:https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=16010 URL:https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=16010 MISC:https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32858 URL:https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32858 MISC:https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=d1458933830456e54223d9fc61f0d9b3a19256f5 URL:https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=d1458933830456e54223d9fc61f0d9b3a19256f5 MISC:https://www.gnu.org/ URL:https://www.gnu.org/
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Date Record Created
20250527	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20250527)
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