CVE-2025-5245

Publication date 27 May 2025

Last updated 30 May 2025

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in GNU Binutils up to 2.44. This affects the function debug_type_samep of the file /binutils/debug.c of the component objdump. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

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Status

Show unmaintained releases

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
binutils	25.04 plucky	Needs evaluation
	24.10 oracular	Needs evaluation
	24.04 LTS noble	Needs evaluation
	22.04 LTS jammy	Needs evaluation
	20.04 LTS focal	Needs evaluation
	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	5.3 · Medium
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	Low
User interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	Low
Integrity impact	Low
Availability impact	Low
Vector	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L