CVE catalog
CVE-2023-25586
binutils: CVE-2023-25586
- Severity
- Medium · CVSS 4.7
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.35% · Oct 25, 2026
A flaw was found in Binutils. A logic fail in the bfd_init_section_decompress_status function may lead to the use of an uninitialized variable that can cause a crash and local denial of service.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | binutils | sid | 2.47.50.20261021-1 | fixed |
| Debian | binutils | forky | 2.47.50.20261021-1 | fixed |
| Debian | binutils | trixie | 2.44-3 | fixed |
| Debian | binutils | bookworm | 2.40-2 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | binutils | source | sid | 2.39.50.20221208-1 | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | binutils | source | forky | 2.39.50.20221208-1 | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | binutils | source | trixie | 2.39.50.20221208-1 | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | binutils | source | bookworm | 2.39.50.20221208-1 | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.
References
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2023-25586]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-25586]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2023/cve-2023-25586.json]
- [https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2023/wid-sec-w-2023-2369.json]
[CERT-Bund public advisories] · [Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]