Medium severity5.3NVD Advisory· Published May 27, 2025· Updated May 12, 2026

CVE-2025-5244

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.

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GNU/Binutils3 versions
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <2.45
- (no CPE)range: <=2.44
- (no CPE)range: 2.0
osv-coords113 versions
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pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-hppa64-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-hppa64-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0 pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-hppa-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-hppa-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0 pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-i386-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-i386-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0 pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-ia64-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-ia64-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0 pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-loongarch64-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0 pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-m68k-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-m68k-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0 pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-mips-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-mips-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0 pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-ppc64-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-ppc64-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0 pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-ppc64le-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-ppc64le-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0 pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-ppc-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-ppc-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0 pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-pru-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-pru-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0 pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-riscv64-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-riscv64-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0 pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-rx-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-rx-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0 pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-s390-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-s390-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0 pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-s390x-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-s390x-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0 pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-sparc64-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-sparc64-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0 pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-sparc-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-sparc-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0 pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-spu-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-spu-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0 pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-x86_64-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-x86_64-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0 pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-xtensa-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-xtensa-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0 pkg:rpm/opensuse/openucx&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/perf&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%207.1 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pkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Package%20Hub%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Package%20Hub%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP3-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP4-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP5-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0 pkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP3 pkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0 pkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.2 pkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Proxy%20LTS%204.3 pkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Server%20LTS%204.3 pkg:rpm/suse/bpftool&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0 pkg:rpm/suse/bpftool&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0 pkg:rpm/suse/openucx&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%207.1 pkg:rpm/suse/openucx&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP3-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/openucx&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP4-ESPOS pkg:rpm/suse/openucx&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP4-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/openucx&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP5-ESPOS pkg:rpm/suse/openucx&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP5-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/openucx&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/openucx&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/openucx&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP3-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/openucx&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP4-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/openucx&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP5-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/openucx&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP3 pkg:rpm/suse/openucx&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/openucx&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP5 pkg:rpm/suse/openucx&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Proxy%20LTS%204.3 pkg:rpm/suse/openucx&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Server%20LTS%204.3 pkg:rpm/suse/perf&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%207.1 pkg:rpm/suse/perf&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP3-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/perf&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP4-ESPOS pkg:rpm/suse/perf&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP4-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/perf&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP5-ESPOS pkg:rpm/suse/perf&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP5-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/perf&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP6 pkg:rpm/suse/perf&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/perf&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP3-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/perf&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP4-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/perf&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP5-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/perf&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP3 pkg:rpm/suse/perf&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP4 pkg:rpm/suse/perf&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP5
< 2.41-58.el10.alma.1+ 112 more
- (no CPE)range: < 2.41-58.el10.alma.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.41-58.el10.alma.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.41-58.el10.alma.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.45-150100.7.57.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.45-160000.1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.45-1.2
- (no CPE)range: < 7.5.0-160000.2.3
- (no CPE)range: < 2.45-150100.7.57.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.45-160000.1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.45-150100.7.57.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.45-160000.1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.45-150100.7.57.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.45-160000.1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.45-150100.7.57.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.45-160000.1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.45-150100.7.57.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.45-160000.1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.45-150100.7.57.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.45-160000.1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.45-150100.7.57.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.45-160000.1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.45-150100.7.57.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.45-160000.1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.45-150100.7.57.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.45-160000.1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.45-160000.1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.45-150100.7.57.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.45-160000.1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.45-150100.7.57.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.45-160000.1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.45-150100.7.57.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.45-160000.1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.45-150100.7.57.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.45-160000.1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.45-150100.7.57.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.45-160000.1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.45-150100.7.57.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.45-160000.1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.45-150100.7.57.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.45-160000.1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.45-150100.7.57.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.45-160000.1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.45-150100.7.57.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.45-160000.1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.45-150100.7.57.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.45-160000.1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.45-150100.7.57.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.45-160000.1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.45-150100.7.57.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.45-160000.1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.45-150100.7.57.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.45-160000.1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.45-150100.7.57.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.45-160000.1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.45-150100.7.57.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.45-160000.1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.15.0-150600.3.5.2
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0.git33229.a3afe13a7f-150600.3.17.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.45-150100.7.57.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.45-150100.7.57.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.45-150100.7.57.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.45-150100.7.57.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.45-150100.7.57.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.45-150100.7.57.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.45-150100.7.57.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.45-150100.7.57.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.45-150100.7.57.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.45-150100.7.57.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.45-150100.7.57.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.45-150100.7.57.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.45-150100.7.57.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.45-150100.7.57.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.45-150100.7.57.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.45-160000.1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.45-150100.7.57.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.45-150100.7.57.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.45-150100.7.57.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.45-160000.1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.45-160000.1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.45-150100.7.57.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.45-150100.7.57.1
- (no CPE)range: < 7.5.0-160000.2.3
- (no CPE)range: < 7.5.0-160000.2.3
- (no CPE)range: < 1.9.0-150300.4.2.5
- (no CPE)range: < 1.9.0-150300.4.2.5
- (no CPE)range: < 1.11.1-150400.4.2.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.11.1-150400.4.2.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.13.1-150500.4.2.5
- (no CPE)range: < 1.13.1-150500.4.2.5
- (no CPE)range: < 1.15.0-150600.3.5.2
- (no CPE)range: < 1.17.0-150700.4.2.7
- (no CPE)range: < 1.9.0-150300.4.2.5
- (no CPE)range: < 1.11.1-150400.4.2.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.13.1-150500.4.2.5
- (no CPE)range: < 1.9.0-150300.4.2.5
- (no CPE)range: < 1.11.1-150400.4.2.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.13.1-150500.4.2.5
- (no CPE)range: < 1.11.1-150400.4.2.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.11.1-150400.4.2.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.3.18-150300.38.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.3.18-150300.38.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150400.44.20.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150400.44.20.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.52.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.52.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0.git33229.a3afe13a7f-150600.3.17.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.4.0.git54263.0aad576b1c-150700.3.2.2
- (no CPE)range: < 5.3.18-150300.38.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150400.44.20.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.52.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.3.18-150300.38.7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150400.44.20.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.14.21-150500.52.5.1

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References

sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvdExploitIssue Tracking
vuldb.comnvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
vuldb.comnvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cginvdBroken Link
vuldb.comnvdPermissions RequiredVDB Entry
www.gnu.orgnvdProduct
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.htmlnvd
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.htmlnvd

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