Vulnerability · Published Feb 10, 2025 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2025-1153GNU Binutils format.c bfd_set_format memory corruption
Low 3.1
In plain English
A low-severity memory corruption in Binutils from GNU. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.4% (higher than 72% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in GNU Binutils 2.43/2.44. Affected by this vulnerability is the function bfd_set_format of the file format.c. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. The attack can be launched remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation appears to be difficult. Upgrading to version 2.45 is able to address this issue. The identifier of the patch is 8d97c1a53f3dc9fd8e1ccdb039b8a33d50133150. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.21 | binutils | 2.43.1-r3 | ALPINE-CVE-2025-1153 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | binutils | 2.44-r2 | ALPINE-CVE-2025-1153 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | binutils | 2.44-r2 | ALPINE-CVE-2025-1153 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | binutils | 2.44-r2 | ALPINE-CVE-2025-1153 |
| Debian:12 | binutils | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-1153 |
| Debian:13 | binutils | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-1153 |
| Debian:14 | binutils | 2.45-3 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-1153 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | binutils | 2.38-4ubuntu2.8 | USN-7423-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | binutils | 2.38-4ubuntu2.11 | USN-7899-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | binutils | 2.38-4ubuntu2.8 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-1153 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | binutils | 2.42-4ubuntu2.7 | USN-7899-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | binutils | 2.42-4ubuntu2.5 | USN-7423-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | binutils | 2.42-4ubuntu2.5 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-1153 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | binutils | 2.45-7ubuntu1.1 | USN-7899-1 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-119 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
References
- VDB-295057 | GNU Binutils format.c bfd_set_format memory corruption vdb-entry, technical-description
- VDB-295057 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA) signature, permissions-required
- Submit #489991 | GNU binutils/ld 2.43 Buffer Over-read third-party-advisory
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32603 issue-tracking
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=8d97c1a53f3dc9fd8e1ccdb039b8a33d50133150 patch
- https://www.gnu.org/ product
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250404-0005/