CVE-2025-1152 | GNU Binutils 2.43 ld xstrdup.c xstrdup memory leak
A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in GNU Binutils 2.43. Affected is the function xstrdup of the file xstrdup.c of the component ld. The manipulation leads to memory leak.
This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-1152. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.
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."