CVE-2025-5244

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Source
https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-5244
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2025-5244.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2025-5244
Downstream
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Published
2025-05-27T13:00:14.904Z
Modified
2026-07-15T01:49:01.985012652Z
Severity
  • 4.8 (Medium) CVSS_V4 - CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N CVSS Calculator
Summary
GNU Binutils ld elflink.c elf_gc_sweep memory corruption
Details

A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils up to 2.44. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function elfgcsweep 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.

Database specific 
{
    "unresolved_ranges": [
        {
            "source": "AFFECTED_FIELD",
            "extracted_events": [
                {
                    "introduced": "2.1"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "2.1"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "2.2"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "2.2"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "2.3"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "2.3"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "2.5"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "2.5"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "2.6"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "2.6"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "2.7"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "2.7"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "2.8"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "2.8"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "2.9"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "2.9"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "cna_assigner": "VulDB",
    "cwe_ids": [
        "CWE-119"
    ],
    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/5xxx/CVE-2025-5244.json"
}
References

Affected packages

Git / sourceware.org/git/binutils-gdb.git

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://sourceware.org/git/binutils-gdb.git
Events
Introduced
334d7f9db07cc1a817521296aafd9501bb020b82
Fixed
2bc7af1ff7732451b6a7b09462a815c3284f9613
Database specific 
{
    "source": [
        "AFFECTED_FIELD",
        "CPE_RANGE"
    ],
    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
    "extracted_events": [
        {
            "introduced": "2.0"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "2.0"
        },
        {
            "introduced": "2.4"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "2.4"
        },
        {
            "introduced": "2.10"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "2.10"
        },
        {
            "introduced": "2.11"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "2.11"
        },
        {
            "introduced": "2.12"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "2.12"
        },
        {
            "introduced": "2.13"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "2.13"
        },
        {
            "introduced": "2.14"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "2.14"
        },
        {
            "introduced": "2.15"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "2.15"
        },
        {
            "introduced": "2.16"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "2.16"
        },
        {
            "introduced": "2.17"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "2.17"
        },
        {
            "introduced": "2.18"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "2.18"
        },
        {
            "introduced": "2.19"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "2.19"
        },
        {
            "introduced": "2.20"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "2.20"
        },
        {
            "introduced": "2.21"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "2.21"
        },
        {
            "introduced": "2.22"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "2.22"
        },
        {
            "introduced": "2.23"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "2.23"
        },
        {
            "introduced": "2.24"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "2.24"
        },
        {
            "introduced": "2.25"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "2.25"
        },
        {
            "introduced": "2.26"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "2.26"
        },
        {
            "introduced": "2.27"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "2.27"
        },
        {
            "introduced": "2.28"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "2.28"
        },
        {
            "introduced": "2.29"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "2.29"
        },
        {
            "introduced": "2.30"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "2.30"
        },
        {
            "introduced": "2.31"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "2.31"
        },
        {
            "introduced": "2.32"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "2.32"
        },
        {
            "introduced": "2.33"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "2.33"
        },
        {
            "introduced": "2.34"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "2.34"
        },
        {
            "introduced": "2.35"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "2.35"
        },
        {
            "introduced": "2.36"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "2.36"
        },
        {
            "introduced": "2.37"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "2.37"
        },
        {
            "introduced": "2.38"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "2.38"
        },
        {
            "introduced": "2.39"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "2.39"
        },
        {
            "introduced": "2.40"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "2.40"
        },
        {
            "introduced": "2.41"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "2.41"
        },
        {
            "introduced": "2.42"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "2.42"
        },
        {
            "introduced": "2.43"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "2.43"
        },
        {
            "introduced": "2.44"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "2.44"
        },
        {
            "introduced": "0"
        },
        {
            "fixed": "2.45"
        }
    ]
}

Affected versions

2.*
2.0
2.10
2.11
2.12
2.13
2.14
2.15
2.16
2.17
2.18
2.19
2.20
2.21
2.22
2.23
2.24
2.25
2.26
2.27
2.28
2.29
2.30
2.31
2.32
2.33
2.34
2.35
2.36
2.37
2.38
2.39
2.4
2.40
2.41
2.42
2.43
2.44

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2025-5244.json"