{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2025-7546","details":"A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in GNU Binutils 2.45. Affected by this issue is the function bfd_elf_set_group_contents of the file bfd/elf.c. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds write. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The name of the patch is 41461010eb7c79fee7a9d5f6209accdaac66cc6b. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.","modified":"2026-01-20T18:46:07.768653Z","published":"2025-07-13T22:15:00Z","upstream":["CVE-2025-7546"],"references":[{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-7546"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-7546"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://vuldb.com/?id.316244"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.gnu.org/"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"binutils","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:24.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/binutils@2.42-4ubuntu2.6?arch=source&distro=noble"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.42-4ubuntu2.6"}]}],"versions":["2.41-5ubuntu1","2.41-6ubuntu1","2.41.50.20231206-1ubuntu1","2.41.50.20231214-1ubuntu1","2.41.50.20231227-1ubuntu1","2.41.90.20240122-1ubuntu1","2.42-2ubuntu1","2.42-3ubuntu1","2.42-4ubuntu1","2.42-4ubuntu2","2.42-4ubuntu2.3","2.42-4ubuntu2.4","2.42-4ubuntu2.5"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_version":"2.42-4ubuntu2.6","binary_name":"binutils"},{"binary_version":"2.42-4ubuntu2.6","binary_name":"binutils-aarch64-linux-gnu"},{"binary_version":"2.42-4ubuntu2.6","binary_name":"binutils-alpha-linux-gnu"},{"binary_version":"2.42-4ubuntu2.6","binary_name":"binutils-arc-linux-gnu"},{"binary_version":"2.42-4ubuntu2.6","binary_name":"binutils-arm-linux-gnueabi"},{"binary_version":"2.42-4ubuntu2.6","binary_name":"binutils-arm-linux-gnueabihf"},{"binary_version":"2.42-4ubuntu2.6","binary_name":"binutils-common"},{"binary_version":"2.42-4ubuntu2.6","binary_name":"binutils-dev"},{"binary_version":"2.42-4ubuntu2.6","binary_name":"binutils-for-build"},{"binary_version":"2.42-4ubuntu2.6","binary_name":"binutils-for-host"},{"binary_version":"2.42-4ubuntu2.6","binary_name":"binutils-hppa-linux-gnu"},{"binary_version":"2.42-4ubuntu2.6","binary_name":"binutils-hppa64-linux-gnu"},{"binary_version":"2.42-4ubuntu2.6","binary_name":"binutils-i686-gnu"},{"binary_version":"2.42-4ubuntu2.6","binary_name":"binutils-i686-kfreebsd-gnu"},{"binary_version":"2.42-4ubuntu2.6","binary_name":"binutils-i686-linux-gnu"},{"binary_version":"2.42-4ubuntu2.6","binary_name":"binutils-ia64-linux-gnu"},{"binary_version":"2.42-4ubuntu2.6","binary_name":"binutils-loongarch64-linux-gnu"},{"binary_version":"2.42-4ubuntu2.6","binary_name":"binutils-m68k-linux-gnu"},{"binary_version":"2.42-4ubuntu2.6","binary_name":"binutils-multiarch"},{"binary_version":"2.42-4ubuntu2.6","binary_name":"binutils-multiarch-dev"},{"binary_version":"2.42-4ubuntu2.6","binary_name":"binutils-powerpc-linux-gnu"},{"binary_version":"2.42-4ubuntu2.6","binary_name":"binutils-powerpc64-linux-gnu"},{"binary_version":"2.42-4ubuntu2.6","binary_name":"binutils-powerpc64le-linux-gnu"},{"binary_version":"2.42-4ubuntu2.6","binary_name":"binutils-riscv64-linux-gnu"},{"binary_version":"2.42-4ubuntu2.6","binary_name":"binutils-s390x-linux-gnu"},{"binary_version":"2.42-4ubuntu2.6","binary_name":"binutils-sh4-linux-gnu"},{"binary_version":"2.42-4ubuntu2.6","binary_name":"binutils-source"},{"binary_version":"2.42-4ubuntu2.6","binary_name":"binutils-sparc64-linux-gnu"},{"binary_version":"2.42-4ubuntu2.6","binary_name":"binutils-x86-64-gnu"},{"binary_version":"2.42-4ubuntu2.6","binary_name":"binutils-x86-64-kfreebsd-gnu"},{"binary_version":"2.42-4ubuntu2.6","binary_name":"binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu"},{"binary_version":"2.42-4ubuntu2.6","binary_name":"binutils-x86-64-linux-gnux32"},{"binary_version":"2.42-4ubuntu2.6","binary_name":"libbinutils"},{"binary_version":"2.42-4ubuntu2.6","binary_name":"libctf-nobfd0"},{"binary_version":"2.42-4ubuntu2.6","binary_name":"libctf0"},{"binary_version":"2.42-4ubuntu2.6","binary_name":"libgprofng0"},{"binary_version":"2.42-4ubuntu2.6","binary_name":"libsframe1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2025/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-7546.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L"},{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},{"type":"CVSS_V4","score":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}]}