Medium 5.3Published May 27, 2025

CVE-2025-5244GNU Binutils ld elflink.c elf_gc_sweep memory corruption

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 26, 2026, 5:30 PM ET)

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Exploited in the last 30 days

A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils up to 2.44. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function elf_gc_sweep of the file bfd/elflink.c of the component ld. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 2.45 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

CVSS: 5.3 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness (CWE): CWE-119
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: VulDB
NVD analysis: Modified
Record last updated: Oct 14, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 14, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

GNU Binutils gnu:binutils (from the name)	2.0; 2.1; 2.2; 2.3; 2.4; 2.5; 2.6; 2.7; and 37 more ranges	CNA record
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP siemens:simatic_s7_1500_cpu_1518_4_pn_dp_mfp (from the name)	from V3.1.5	CISA ADP
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP siemens:simatic_s7_1500_cpu_1518f_4_pn_dp_mfp (from the name)	from V3.1.5	CISA ADP
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystem siemens:simatic_s7_1500_tm_mfp_gnu_linux_subsystem (from the name)	before V1.1.1	CISA ADP
Siemens SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP siemens:siplus_s7_1500_cpu_1518_4_pn_dp_mfp (from the name)	from V3.1.5	CISA ADP
gnu binutils gnu:binutils	before 2.45	NVD

References

References

https://vuldb.com/?id.310346	vdb-entry, technical-description, third-party-advisory
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.310346	signature, permissions-required, vdb-entry
https://vuldb.com/?submit.584634	third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32858	issue-tracking, exploit
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=16010	exploit, broken-link
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=d1458933830456e54223d9fc61f0d9b3a19256f5	patch
https://www.gnu.org/	broken-link, product
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.html
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html

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