Import Source
https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-56648.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/AZL-56648
Upstream
Published
2025-02-10T17:15:18Z
Modified
2026-04-01T05:19:45.134470Z
Severity
  • 3.1 (Low) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L CVSS Calculator
Summary
CVE-2025-1151 affecting package binutils 2.37-20
Details

A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils 2.43. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects the function xmemdup of the file xmemdup.c of the component ld. The manipulation leads to memory leak. The attack may be initiated remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation is known 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. The code maintainer explains: "I'm not going to commit some of the leak fixes I've been working on to the 2.44 branch due to concern that would destabilise ld. All of the reported leaks in this bugzilla have been fixed on binutils master."

References

Affected packages

Azure Linux:2 / binutils

Package

Name
binutils
Purl
pkg:rpm/azure-linux/binutils

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Last affected
2.37-20

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-56648.json"