CVE-2024-57360

Publication date 21 January 2025

Last updated 30 May 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5 · Medium

Score breakdown

https://www.gnu.org/software/binutils/ nm >=2.43 is affected by: Incorrect Access Control. The type of exploitation is: local. The component is: `nm --without-symbol-version` function.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
binutils 25.04 plucky
Not affected
24.10 oracular
Fixed 2.43.1-4ubuntu1.1
24.04 LTS noble
Fixed 2.42-4ubuntu2.4
22.04 LTS jammy
Fixed 2.38-4ubuntu2.7
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic
Needs evaluation
16.04 LTS xenial
Needs evaluation
14.04 LTS trusty
Needs evaluation

Notes

seth-arnold

binutils isn't safe for untrusted inputs.

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.5 · Medium
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H