Out-of-Bounds Affecting binutils-devel package, versions <2.45-150100.7.57.1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.23% (46th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES157-BINUTILSDEVEL-14005126
  • published15 Nov 2025
  • disclosed14 Nov 2025

Introduced: 14 Nov 2025

NewCVE-2025-1180  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.7 binutils-devel to version 2.45-150100.7.57.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream binutils-devel package and not the binutils-devel package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.7 relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in GNU Binutils 2.43. This affects the function _bfd_elf_write_section_eh_frame of the file bfd/elf-eh-frame.c of the component ld. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. 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. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1