Bug 2342875 (CVE-2025-0840) - CVE-2025-0840 binutils: GNU Binutils objdump.c disassemble_bytes stack-based overflow
Summary: CVE-2025-0840 binutils: GNU Binutils objdump.c disassemble_bytes stack-based ...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2025-0840
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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medium
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Depends On: 2344896
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2025-01-29 21:01 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2025-02-11 14:19 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2025-01-29 21:01:27 UTC
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in GNU Binutils up to 2.43. This affects the function disassemble_bytes of the file binutils/objdump.c. The manipulation of the argument buf leads to stack-based buffer overflow. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 2.44 is able to address this issue. The identifier of the patch is baac6c221e9d69335bf41366a1c7d87d8ab2f893. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Comment 2 Siddhesh Poyarekar 2025-02-11 14:19:31 UTC
Please review binutils SECURITY.txt; this is not a security issue. There's no remote attack vector as is claimed here.


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