CVE-2025-5244

MEDIUM

GNU Binutils < 2.45 - Memory Corruption

Title source: rule

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.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.3
EPSS 0.0003
EPSS Percentile 8.3%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Classification

CWE
CWE-119
Status published

Affected Products (1)

gnu/binutils < 2.45

Timeline

Published May 27, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026