CVE-2025-1149
Publication date 10 February 2025
Last updated 26 September 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils 2.43. It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function xstrdup of the file libiberty/xmalloc.c of the component ld. The manipulation leads to memory leak. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is told 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."
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| binutils | 25.04 plucky | Ignored risk of regression |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Ignored risk of regression | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Ignored risk of regression | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Ignored risk of regression | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Ignored risk of regression | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored risk of regression | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Ignored risk of regression |
Notes
seth-arnold
binutils isn't safe for untrusted inputs.
elisehdy
As mentioned in the description, backporting this fix has a high chance of causing regressions. In addition, binutils should not be used in an environment with untrusted inputs, this could be considered a bug and not a vulnerability.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
3.1 · Low
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | High |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | Low |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |