TI-2025-00975 Aliases CVE-2025-1150 GHSA-8q6p-chgp-9j92

GNU Binutils ld libbfd.c bfd_malloc memory leak

MEDIUM 45CWE-401Published 2025-02-10 · Updated 2025-02-12

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Passive
Attack complexity: High
Attack requirements: None
Impact type: Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · None · Low
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-401.

Summary

A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils 2.43. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function bfd_malloc of the file libbfd.c of the component ld. The manipulation leads to memory leak. The attack can be initiated remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation appears 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."

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00607 49th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: Poc
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
GNU	Binutils	2.43	—	No fix listed	CNA

Binutils VendorGNU Affected 2.43 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.43:::::::*	2.43	Vulnerable	GNU

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.43:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.43 Vulnerable ·GNU

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Product	Status	Plan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10	Affected	No fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6	Affected	No fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7	Affected	No fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8	Affected	No fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9	Affected	No fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI)	Affected	—
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4	Affected	No fix yet: Fix deferred

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-1150
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8q6p-chgp-9j92
2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat

References

Exploit 1

https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=15887

Other 2

TI-2020-13695 An issue was discovered in binutils libbfd.c 2.36 relating to the auxiliary symbol data… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2025-42907 GNU Binutils thru 2.46 readelf contains a double free vulnerability when processing a… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2025-41071 An issue was discovered in function d_print_comp_inner in file cp-demangle.c in BinUtils… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2025-41069 An issue was discovered in function d_discriminator in file cp-demangle.c in BinUtils… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2025-41068 A buffer overflow vulnerability in function gnu_special in file cplus-dem.c in BinUtils… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2021-21105 Heap-based Buffer Overflow in function bfd_getl32 in Binutils objdump 3.37. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5

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Sources

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