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DEBIAN-CVE-2025-1179

DEBIAN-CVE-2025-1179 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.5 HIGH

A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils 2.43. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function bfd_putl64 of the file bfd/libbfd.c of the component ld. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. The attack may be launched remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation is known 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. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The code maintainer explains, that "[t]his bug has been fixed at some point between the 2.43 and 2.44 releases".

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.1
7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:14binutils0, 0
Debian:12binutils0, 2.40-2, 2.40.50.20230111-1
Debian:11binutils2.37.90.20220123-2, 2.42-4, 2.37.50.20211201-1
Debian:13binutils0, 0

Timeline

  • Feb 11, 2025 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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