Bug 2344834 (CVE-2025-1178) - CVE-2025-1178 binutils: GNU Binutils ld libbfd.c bfd_putl64 memory corruption
Summary: CVE-2025-1178 binutils: GNU Binutils ld libbfd.c bfd_putl64 memory corruption
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2025-1178
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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medium
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Depends On: 2344837
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2025-02-11 07:01 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2025-02-11 15:30 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2025-02-11 07:01:05 UTC 
A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils 2.43. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function bfd_putl64 of the file libbfd.c of the component ld. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. The attack can be launched 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. The identifier of the patch is 75086e9de1707281172cc77f178e7949a4414ed0. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
Comment 2 Siddhesh Poyarekar 2025-02-11 13:12:46 UTC 
The AV of "Network" is a stretch; ld is a local program.
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