CVE catalog

CVE-2025-7546

GNU binutils vulnerabilities

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in GNU Binutils 2.45. Affected by this issue is the function bfd_elf_set_group_contents of the file bfd/elf.c. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds write. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The name of the patch is 41461010eb7c79fee7a9d5f6209accdaac66cc6b. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Severity: Medium · CVSS 6.1CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
Published: Apr 9, 2024, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.21% · Oct 27, 2026

Projects and upstream resources

[binutils][Source-reported homepage]

Reported versions and fixes

Each observation applies to its named package, distribution, and release. Distribution backports can fix a vulnerability while retaining an older upstream version number.

Version impact has not been established. The original provider fields are retained below.

Provider details and historical evidence

Original provider fields

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OpenFactory catalog packages

Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[binutils]Unknown
Details (2)
- 2.40-2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  usn · binutils · debian · bookworm
- 2.40-2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  usn · binutils · debian · bookworm
[binutils-aarch64-linux-gnu]Unknown
Source package: [binutils]
Details (2)
- 2.40-2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  usn · binutils · debian · bookworm
- 2.40-2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  usn · binutils · debian · bookworm
[binutils-aarch64-linux-gnu-dbg]Unknown
Source package: [binutils]
Details (2)
- 2.40-2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  usn · binutils · debian · bookworm
- 2.40-2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  usn · binutils · debian · bookworm
[binutils-alpha-linux-gnu]Unknown
Source package: [binutils]
Details (1)
- 2.40-2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  usn · binutils · debian · bookworm
[binutils-alpha-linux-gnu-dbg]Unknown
Source package: [binutils]
Details (1)
- 2.40-2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  usn · binutils · debian · bookworm
[binutils-arc-linux-gnu]Unknown
Source package: [binutils]
Details (2)
- 2.40-2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  usn · binutils · debian · bookworm
- 2.40-2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  usn · binutils · debian · bookworm
[binutils-arc-linux-gnu-dbg]Unknown
Source package: [binutils]
Details (2)
- 2.40-2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  usn · binutils · debian · bookworm
- 2.40-2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  usn · binutils · debian · bookworm
[binutils-arm-linux-gnueabi]Unknown
Source package: [binutils]
Details (2)
- 2.40-2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  usn · binutils · debian · bookworm
- 2.40-2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  usn · binutils · debian · bookworm
[binutils-arm-linux-gnueabi-dbg]Unknown
Source package: [binutils]
Details (2)
- 2.40-2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  usn · binutils · debian · bookworm
- 2.40-2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  usn · binutils · debian · bookworm
[binutils-arm-linux-gnueabihf]Unknown
Source package: [binutils]
Details (2)
- 2.40-2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  usn · binutils · debian · bookworm
- 2.40-2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  usn · binutils · debian · bookworm
[binutils-arm-linux-gnueabihf-dbg]Unknown
Source package: [binutils]
Details (2)
- 2.40-2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  usn · binutils · debian · bookworm
- 2.40-2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  usn · binutils · debian · bookworm
[binutils-common]Unknown
Source package: [binutils]
Details (2)
- 2.40-2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  usn · binutils · debian · bookworm
- 2.40-2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  usn · binutils · debian · bookworm
[binutils-dev]Unknown
Source package: [binutils]
Details (2)
- 2.40-2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  usn · binutils · debian · bookworm
- 2.40-2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  usn · binutils · debian · bookworm
[binutils-doc]Unknown
Source package: [binutils]
Details (2)
- 2.40-2 · all · bookworm
  Affected
  usn · binutils · debian · bookworm
- 2.40-2 · all · bookworm
  Affected
  usn · binutils · debian · bookworm
[binutils-for-build]Unknown
Source package: [binutils]
Details (2)
- 2.40-2 · all · bookworm
  Affected
  usn · binutils · debian · bookworm
- 2.40-2 · all · bookworm
  Affected
  usn · binutils · debian · bookworm
[binutils-for-host]Unknown
Source package: [binutils]
Details (2)
- 2.40-2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  usn · binutils · debian · bookworm
- 2.40-2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  usn · binutils · debian · bookworm
[binutils-hppa64-linux-gnu]Unknown
Source package: [binutils]
Details (1)
- 2.40-2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  usn · binutils · debian · bookworm
[binutils-hppa64-linux-gnu-dbg]Unknown
Source package: [binutils]
Details (1)
- 2.40-2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  usn · binutils · debian · bookworm
[binutils-hppa-linux-gnu]Unknown
Source package: [binutils]
Details (1)
- 2.40-2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  usn · binutils · debian · bookworm
[binutils-hppa-linux-gnu-dbg]Unknown
Source package: [binutils]
Details (1)
- 2.40-2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  usn · binutils · debian · bookworm

Next results

Observed: Oct 28, 2026, 5:35:28 PM UTC

References

[CERT-Bund public advisories] · [CISA cybersecurity advisories] · [Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [National Vulnerability Database (NVD)] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX] · [Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)]