CVE-2025-1179

Summary

CVE-2025-1179 is a critical vulnerability affecting the GNU Binutils 2.43. This issue lies within the function bfd_putl64 of the file bfd/libbfd.c in the ld component. The manipulation results in memory corruption, posing a risk for remote attacks. The complexity and difficulty of an exploit are relatively high, and an exploit has already been disclosed to the public. Upgrading to version 2.44 is advised to mitigate this vulnerability, as the code maintainer has confirmed that it was fixed between releases 2.43 and 2.44.

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