Red Hat Security Advisory: binutils security update
A moderate severity security vulnerability (CVE-2025-5244) exists in the GNU Binutils ld utility within the binutils package used by Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10. The issue is a memory corruption flaw in the elflink.c elf_gc_sweep function. This vulnerability affects multiple architectures supported by Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10. An update addressing this issue is available from Red Hat.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The binutils package, which includes utilities for manipulating object code, contains a memory corruption vulnerability in the ld utility's elflink.c elf_gc_sweep function (CVE-2025-5244). This flaw could potentially lead to memory corruption during linking operations. Red Hat has issued a security advisory (RHSA-2025:20155) for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, providing updated binutils packages that fix this vulnerability. The advisory rates the impact as moderate and covers multiple architectures including x86_64, s390x, ppc64le, and aarch64. No CVSS score is provided in the advisory. The vendor recommends applying the update to affected systems.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability causes memory corruption in the ld utility of GNU Binutils, which may affect the integrity and stability of binary linking operations. The Red Hat advisory classifies the security impact as moderate. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated binutils packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 that address this memory corruption vulnerability. Users should apply the official security update as described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:20155 and the linked update instructions (https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258). No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
Red Hat Security Advisory: binutils security update
Description
A moderate severity security vulnerability (CVE-2025-5244) exists in the GNU Binutils ld utility within the binutils package used by Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10. The issue is a memory corruption flaw in the elflink.c elf_gc_sweep function. This vulnerability affects multiple architectures supported by Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10. An update addressing this issue is available from Red Hat.
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Technical Analysis
The binutils package, which includes utilities for manipulating object code, contains a memory corruption vulnerability in the ld utility's elflink.c elf_gc_sweep function (CVE-2025-5244). This flaw could potentially lead to memory corruption during linking operations. Red Hat has issued a security advisory (RHSA-2025:20155) for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, providing updated binutils packages that fix this vulnerability. The advisory rates the impact as moderate and covers multiple architectures including x86_64, s390x, ppc64le, and aarch64. No CVSS score is provided in the advisory. The vendor recommends applying the update to affected systems.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability causes memory corruption in the ld utility of GNU Binutils, which may affect the integrity and stability of binary linking operations. The Red Hat advisory classifies the security impact as moderate. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated binutils packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 that address this memory corruption vulnerability. Users should apply the official security update as described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:20155 and the linked update instructions (https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258). No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2025:20155
- Cve Count
- 1
- Additional Cves
- []
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a3da1de4853345fc182a94e
Added to database: 06/25/2026, 21:47:10 UTC
Last enriched: 06/25/2026, 22:23:45 UTC
Last updated: 06/29/2026, 20:51:22 UTC
Views: 3
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