GNU Binutils objdump.c disassemble_bytes stack-based overflow
Summary
GNU Binutils objdump.c disassemble_bytes stack-based overflow
Original description
The description as published by the source.
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in GNU Binutils up to 2.43. This affects the function disassemble_bytes of the file binutils/objdump.c. The manipulation of the argument buf leads to stack-based buffer overflow. It is possible to initiate 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. Upgrading to version 2.44 is able to address this issue. The identifier of the patch is baac6c221e9d69335bf41366a1c7d87d8ab2f893. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Alpine Linux ALPINE-CVE-2025-0840 binutils Fixed in: 2.40-r8
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2025-0840 binutils
References
- advisory github.com
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- advisory vuldb.com
- advisory vuldb.com
- patch sourceware.org
- report sourceware.org
- report vuldb.com
- report sourceware.org
- web gnu.org