GHSA-v8v5-48x9-6r8p
Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published July 14, 2025
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in GNU Binutils 2.45. Affected by this issue is the function bfd_elf_set_group_contents of the file bfd/elf.c. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds write. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The name of the patch is 41461010eb7c79fee7a9d5f6209accdaac66cc6b. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| binutils | Wolfi | 2.45.1-r1 |
| binutils | Chainguard | 2.45.1-r1 |
Risk scores
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| wolfi | binutils | 0 |
| chainguard | binutils | 0 |
Timeline
- Jul 14, 2025 CVE Published
- May 1, 2026 Security Advisory
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References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-7546 advisory
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=16118 url
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33050 url
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33050#c2 url
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- https://www.gnu.org url
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.html url
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html url
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=41461010eb7c79fee7a9d5f6209accdaac66cc6b url
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