CVE-2025-5244: binutils before 2.45 (exclusive); +5 more affected products

Affected technology

binutils · before 2.45 (exclusive)
gnu

Binutils · 2.0, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 2.10, 2.11, 2.12, 2.13, 2.14, 2.15, 2.16, 2.17, 2.18, 2.19, 2.20, 2.21, 2.22, 2.23, 2.24, 2.25, 2.26, 2.27, 2.28, 2.29, 2.30, 2.31, 2.32, 2.33, 2.34, 2.35, 2.36, 2.37, 2.38, 2.39, 2.40, 2.41, 2.42, 2.43, 2.44
GNU

SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP · V3.1.5 to before *
Siemens

SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP · V3.1.5 to before *
Siemens

SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystem · 0 to before V1.1.1
Siemens

SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP · V3.1.5 to before *
Siemens

Description’s affected range: up to 2.44

Component: ld
Function: elf_gc_sweep
File: bfd/elflink.c

Attack conditions (VulDB, CVSS 4.0): Local · Low privileges required · No user interaction required

What an attacker can do

VulDB’s CVSS 4.0 assessment (base score 4.8/10) rates confidentiality, integrity and availability impact as low. The description does not specify what an attacker can achieve beyond these rated impacts.