Vulnerability in Gnu Binutils
CVE-2025-1151
A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils 2.43. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects the function xmemdup of the file xmemdup.c of the component ld. The manipulation leads to memory leak. The attack may be initiated 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. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The code maintainer explains: "I'm not going to commit some of the leak fixes I've been working on to the 2.44 branch due to concern that would destabilise ld. All of the reported leaks in this bugzilla have been fixed on binutils master."
EPSS: 0.006 (44.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.1 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.
Affected products
- Gnu Binutils — versions 2.43
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cna@vuldb.com (technical-description, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- cna@vuldb.com (signature, Permissions Required, permissions-required, VDB Entry)
- cna@vuldb.com (issue-tracking, Exploit, Issue Tracking)
- cna@vuldb.com (Exploit, exploit)
- cna@vuldb.com (Product, product)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-1151?
- CVE-2025-1151 is a low-severity vulnerability in Gnu Binutils, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 3.1/10. Published 2025-02-10.
- How severe is CVE-2025-1151?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-1151 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.