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.
Affected products
gnu: binutils
References9
- sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=d14589338304… Patch
- sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32858 ExploitIssue Tracking
- sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=16010 Broken Link
- vuldb.com/?ctiid.310346 Permissions RequiredVDB Entry
- vuldb.com/?id.310346 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- vuldb.com/?submit.584634 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.gnu.org/ Product
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.html
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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7.8
HIGH
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 4.0
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4.8
MEDIUM
Score source: CNA
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 23 · as of 7 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-119
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