GNU Binutils format.c bfd_set_format memory corruption
Summary
GNU Binutils format.c bfd_set_format memory corruption
Original description
The description as published by the source.
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in GNU Binutils 2.43/2.44. Affected by this vulnerability is the function bfd_set_format of the file format.c. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. The attack can be launched remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation appears to be difficult. Upgrading to version 2.45 is able to address this issue. The identifier of the patch is 8d97c1a53f3dc9fd8e1ccdb039b8a33d50133150. 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-2025-1153 binutils Fixed in: 2.43.1-r3
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2025-1153 binutils
References
- advisory github.com
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- advisory security.netapp.com
- advisory vuldb.com
- advisory vuldb.com
- patch sourceware.org
- report sourceware.org
- report vuldb.com
- web gnu.org