ALPINE-CVE-2025-0840
Record from OSV · Published January 29, 2025
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.
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| binutils | Alpine:v3.21 | 2.43.1-r2 |
| binutils | Alpine:v3.19 | 2.41-r1 |
| binutils | Alpine:v3.23 | 2.44-r0 |
| binutils | Alpine:v3.22 | 2.44-r0 |
| binutils | Alpine:v3.20 | 2.42-r1 |
| binutils | Alpine:v3.24 | 2.44-r0 |
| binutils | Alpine:v3.18 | 2.40-r8 |
Risk scores
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.21 | binutils | 0, 2.20.51.0.4-r1, 2.20.51.0.12-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.19 | binutils | 2.20.51.0.4-r1, 2.21.1-r0, 2.30-r2 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | binutils | 2.24-r5, 0, 2.20.51.0.12-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | binutils | 2.23.1-r0, 2.23.2-r0, 2.23.2-r2 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | binutils | 2.33.1-r0, 0, 2.20.51.0.12-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | binutils | 0 |
| Alpine:v3.18 | binutils | 2.39-r0, 2.26.1-r0, 2.35.2-r2 |
Timeline
- Jan 29, 2025 CVE Published
- Jun 15, 2026 CVE Updated
- Aug 8, 2026 Distribution Patch
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