CVE-2025-5244
MEDIUMGNU Binutils < 2.45 - Memory Corruption
Title source: ruleDescription
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 (7)
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