Out-of-bounds write in Binutils - CVE-2025-7546

Vulnerability identifier: #VU114344

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-7546

CWE-ID: CWE-787

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the bfd_elf_set_group_contents() function in bfd/elf.c. A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Binutils
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
SUSE Manager Server 4.3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
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SUSE Manager Server
SUSE Enterprise Storage
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SUSE Package Hub 15
openSUSE Leap
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications
Ubuntu
Anolis OS
openEuler
Fedora
libucp0-debuginfo
libuct-devel
openucx-debugsource
libucm0-debuginfo
libucm0
libuct0
libuct0-64bit
libuct0-64bit-debuginfo
libucs0-64bit-debuginfo
libuct0-debuginfo
libucp0-64bit-debuginfo
libucs0
libucp0-64bit
libucs-devel
libucm0-64bit-debuginfo
libucm0-64bit
libucs0-64bit
libucm-devel
openucx-tools
openucx-tools-debuginfo
libucp-devel
libucp0
libucs0-debuginfo
openucx-debuginfo
binutils (Ubuntu package)
binutils-gold
binutils
binutils-devel
binutils-doc
mingw-binutils
gcc-toolset-14-binutils
gcc-toolset-14-binutils-devel
gcc-toolset-14-binutils-gcc-toolset-14-binutils-gold
gcc-toolset-14-binutils-gprofng
cross-sparc64-binutils
cross-pru-binutils-debugsource
cross-bpf-binutils-debuginfo
cross-arm-binutils
cross-arm-binutils-debuginfo
cross-pru-binutils
cross-epiphany-binutils-debugsource
cross-rx-binutils-debuginfo
cross-epiphany-binutils
cross-spu-binutils
cross-hppa-binutils-debuginfo
cross-rx-binutils-debugsource
cross-ia64-binutils
cross-spu-binutils-debugsource
cross-ppc-binutils
cross-riscv64-binutils
cross-ppc-binutils-debugsource
libctf-nobfd0
cross-m68k-binutils-debugsource
cross-hppa-binutils
cross-ppc-binutils-debuginfo
libctf0
cross-s390-binutils-debuginfo
binutils-debugsource
cross-hppa64-binutils
cross-m68k-binutils-debuginfo
cross-s390-binutils-debugsource
cross-avr-binutils-debuginfo
cross-x86_64-binutils-debugsource
cross-x86_64-binutils
cross-x86_64-binutils-debuginfo
cross-s390x-binutils-debugsource
cross-s390x-binutils
cross-s390x-binutils-debuginfo
cross-ppc64le-binutils-debuginfo
cross-ppc64le-binutils
cross-ppc64le-binutils-debugsource
cross-aarch64-binutils-debugsource
cross-aarch64-binutils
cross-aarch64-binutils-debuginfo
binutils-devel-32bit
cross-sparc64-binutils-debuginfo
cross-sparc64-binutils-debugsource
cross-ia64-binutils-debugsource
cross-ia64-binutils-debuginfo
cross-arm-binutils-debugsource
cross-spu-binutils-debuginfo
cross-bpf-binutils-debugsource
libctf0-debuginfo
cross-sparc-binutils-debuginfo
cross-hppa64-binutils-debuginfo
cross-riscv64-binutils-debugsource
cross-ppc64-binutils
cross-mips-binutils-debuginfo
cross-m68k-binutils
cross-riscv64-binutils-debuginfo
cross-i386-binutils-debuginfo
cross-avr-binutils
cross-ppc64-binutils-debuginfo
cross-hppa-binutils-debugsource
cross-mips-binutils
cross-sparc-binutils-debugsource
cross-avr-binutils-debugsource
cross-s390-binutils
cross-xtensa-binutils
cross-xtensa-binutils-debugsource
libctf-nobfd0-debuginfo
cross-i386-binutils-debugsource
cross-rx-binutils
cross-epiphany-binutils-debuginfo
cross-ppc64-binutils-debugsource
cross-mips-binutils-debugsource
cross-i386-binutils
cross-xtensa-binutils-debuginfo
cross-pru-binutils-debuginfo
cross-hppa64-binutils-debugsource
binutils-debuginfo
cross-sparc-binutils
cross-bpf-binutils
gprofng
gprofng-debuginfo
perf-debugsource
perf
perf-debuginfo
perf-devel
perf-gtk-debuginfo
perf-gtk
perf-bash-completion
bpftool-debuginfo
bpftool
bpftool-bash-completion
bpftool-debugsource
gdb-debugsource
gdb-debuginfo
gdb
gdb-gdbserver
gdb-headless
gdb-help

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libucp0-debuginfo - addressed in versions 1.9.0-150300.4.2.5, 1.11.1-150400.4.2.1, 1.13.1-150500.4.2.5, 1.15.0-150600.3.5.2, 1.17.0-150700.4.2.7
libuct-devel - addressed in versions 1.9.0-150300.4.2.5, 1.11.1-150400.4.2.1, 1.13.1-150500.4.2.5, 1.15.0-150600.3.5.2, 1.17.0-150700.4.2.7
openucx-debugsource - addressed in versions 1.9.0-150300.4.2.5, 1.11.1-150400.4.2.1, 1.13.1-150500.4.2.5, 1.15.0-150600.3.5.2, 1.17.0-150700.4.2.7
libucm0-debuginfo - addressed in versions 1.9.0-150300.4.2.5, 1.11.1-150400.4.2.1, 1.13.1-150500.4.2.5, 1.15.0-150600.3.5.2, 1.17.0-150700.4.2.7
libucm0 - addressed in versions 1.9.0-150300.4.2.5, 1.11.1-150400.4.2.1, 1.13.1-150500.4.2.5, 1.15.0-150600.3.5.2, 1.17.0-150700.4.2.7
libuct0 - addressed in versions 1.9.0-150300.4.2.5, 1.11.1-150400.4.2.1, 1.13.1-150500.4.2.5, 1.15.0-150600.3.5.2, 1.17.0-150700.4.2.7
libuct0-64bit - addressed in versions 1.9.0-150300.4.2.5, 1.11.1-150400.4.2.1
libuct0-64bit-debuginfo - addressed in versions 1.9.0-150300.4.2.5, 1.11.1-150400.4.2.1
libucs0-64bit-debuginfo - addressed in versions 1.9.0-150300.4.2.5, 1.11.1-150400.4.2.1
libuct0-debuginfo - addressed in versions 1.9.0-150300.4.2.5, 1.11.1-150400.4.2.1, 1.13.1-150500.4.2.5, 1.15.0-150600.3.5.2, 1.17.0-150700.4.2.7
libucp0-64bit-debuginfo - addressed in versions 1.9.0-150300.4.2.5, 1.11.1-150400.4.2.1
libucs0 - addressed in versions 1.9.0-150300.4.2.5, 1.11.1-150400.4.2.1, 1.13.1-150500.4.2.5, 1.15.0-150600.3.5.2, 1.17.0-150700.4.2.7
libucp0-64bit - addressed in versions 1.9.0-150300.4.2.5, 1.11.1-150400.4.2.1
libucs-devel - addressed in versions 1.9.0-150300.4.2.5, 1.11.1-150400.4.2.1, 1.13.1-150500.4.2.5, 1.15.0-150600.3.5.2, 1.17.0-150700.4.2.7
libucm0-64bit-debuginfo - addressed in versions 1.9.0-150300.4.2.5, 1.11.1-150400.4.2.1
libucm0-64bit - addressed in versions 1.9.0-150300.4.2.5, 1.11.1-150400.4.2.1
libucs0-64bit - addressed in versions 1.9.0-150300.4.2.5, 1.11.1-150400.4.2.1
libucm-devel - addressed in versions 1.9.0-150300.4.2.5, 1.11.1-150400.4.2.1, 1.13.1-150500.4.2.5, 1.15.0-150600.3.5.2, 1.17.0-150700.4.2.7
openucx-tools - addressed in versions 1.9.0-150300.4.2.5, 1.11.1-150400.4.2.1, 1.13.1-150500.4.2.5, 1.15.0-150600.3.5.2, 1.17.0-150700.4.2.7
openucx-tools-debuginfo - addressed in versions 1.9.0-150300.4.2.5, 1.11.1-150400.4.2.1, 1.13.1-150500.4.2.5, 1.15.0-150600.3.5.2, 1.17.0-150700.4.2.7
libucp-devel - addressed in versions 1.9.0-150300.4.2.5, 1.11.1-150400.4.2.1, 1.13.1-150500.4.2.5, 1.15.0-150600.3.5.2, 1.17.0-150700.4.2.7
libucp0 - addressed in versions 1.9.0-150300.4.2.5, 1.11.1-150400.4.2.1, 1.13.1-150500.4.2.5, 1.15.0-150600.3.5.2, 1.17.0-150700.4.2.7
libucs0-debuginfo - addressed in versions 1.9.0-150300.4.2.5, 1.11.1-150400.4.2.1, 1.13.1-150500.4.2.5, 1.15.0-150600.3.5.2, 1.17.0-150700.4.2.7
openucx-debuginfo - addressed in versions 1.13.1-150500.4.2.5, 1.15.0-150600.3.5.2, 1.17.0-150700.4.2.7
binutils (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 2.38-4ubuntu2.10, 2.42-4ubuntu2.6, 2.44-3ubuntu1.1
binutils-gold - update to 2.41-7
binutils - update to 2.41-7
binutils-devel - update to 2.41-7
binutils-doc - update to 2.41-7
mingw-binutils - addressed in versions 2.42-3.fc41, 2.43.1-4.fc42
gcc-toolset-14-binutils - update to 2.42-9
gcc-toolset-14-binutils-devel - update to 2.42-9
gcc-toolset-14-binutils-gcc-toolset-14-binutils-gold - update to 2.42-9
gcc-toolset-14-binutils-gprofng - update to 2.42-9
cross-sparc64-binutils - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-pru-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-bpf-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-arm-binutils - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-arm-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-pru-binutils - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-epiphany-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-rx-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-epiphany-binutils - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-spu-binutils - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-hppa-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-rx-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-ia64-binutils - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-spu-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-ppc-binutils - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-riscv64-binutils - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-ppc-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
libctf-nobfd0 - addressed in versions 2.45-150100.7.57.1, 2.45-160000.1.1
cross-m68k-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-hppa-binutils - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
binutils-devel - addressed in versions 2.45-150100.7.57.1, 2.45-160000.1.1
cross-ppc-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
binutils - addressed in versions 2.45-150100.7.57.1, 2.45-160000.1.1
libctf0 - addressed in versions 2.45-150100.7.57.1, 2.45-160000.1.1
cross-s390-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
binutils-debugsource - addressed in versions 2.45-150100.7.57.1, 2.45-160000.1.1
cross-hppa64-binutils - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-m68k-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-s390-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-avr-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-x86_64-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-x86_64-binutils - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-x86_64-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-s390x-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-s390x-binutils - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-s390x-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-ppc64le-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-ppc64le-binutils - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-ppc64le-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-aarch64-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-aarch64-binutils - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-aarch64-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
binutils-devel-32bit - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-sparc64-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-sparc64-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-ia64-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-ia64-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-arm-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-spu-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-bpf-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
libctf0-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.45-150100.7.57.1, 2.45-160000.1.1
cross-sparc-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-hppa64-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-riscv64-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-ppc64-binutils - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-mips-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-m68k-binutils - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-riscv64-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-i386-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-avr-binutils - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-ppc64-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-hppa-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-mips-binutils - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-sparc-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-avr-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-s390-binutils - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-xtensa-binutils - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-xtensa-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
libctf-nobfd0-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.45-150100.7.57.1, 2.45-160000.1.1
cross-i386-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-rx-binutils - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-epiphany-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-ppc64-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-mips-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-i386-binutils - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-xtensa-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-pru-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-hppa64-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
binutils-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.45-150100.7.57.1, 2.45-160000.1.1
cross-sparc-binutils - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-bpf-binutils - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
gprofng - update to 2.45-160000.1.1
gprofng-debuginfo - update to 2.45-160000.1.1
perf-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150300.38.7.1, 5.14.21-150400.44.20.1, 5.14.21-150500.52.5.1, 6.4.0.git33229.a3afe13a7f-150600.3.17.1, 6.4.0.git54263.0aad576b1c-150700.3.2.2
perf - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150300.38.7.1, 5.14.21-150400.44.20.1, 5.14.21-150500.52.5.1, 6.4.0.git33229.a3afe13a7f-150600.3.17.1, 6.4.0.git54263.0aad576b1c-150700.3.2.2
perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150300.38.7.1, 5.14.21-150400.44.20.1, 5.14.21-150500.52.5.1, 6.4.0.git33229.a3afe13a7f-150600.3.17.1, 6.4.0.git54263.0aad576b1c-150700.3.2.2
perf-devel - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.44.20.1, 5.14.21-150500.52.5.1, 6.4.0.git33229.a3afe13a7f-150600.3.17.1, 6.4.0.git54263.0aad576b1c-150700.3.2.2
perf-gtk-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0.git33229.a3afe13a7f-150600.3.17.1
perf-gtk - update to 6.4.0.git33229.a3afe13a7f-150600.3.17.1
perf-bash-completion - update to 6.4.0.git33229.a3afe13a7f-150600.3.17.1
bpftool-debuginfo - update to 7.5.0-160000.2.3
bpftool - update to 7.5.0-160000.2.3
bpftool-bash-completion - update to 7.5.0-160000.2.3
bpftool-debugsource - update to 7.5.0-160000.2.3
gdb-debugsource - update to 14.1-5
gdb-debuginfo - update to 14.1-5
gdb - update to 14.1-5
gdb-gdbserver - update to 14.1-5
gdb-headless - update to 14.1-5
gdb-help - update to 14.1-5

• https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=16118
• https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33050
• https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33050#c2
• https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=41461010eb7c79fee7a9d5f6209accdaac66cc6b
• https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.316244
• https://vuldb.com/?id.316244
• https://vuldb.com/?submit.614375

• Privilege escalation in GNU Binutils
• Fedora 41 update for mingw-binutils
• Fedora 42 update for mingw-binutils
• openEuler 24.03 LTS SP2 update for gdb
• openEuler 24.03 LTS SP1 update for gdb
• openEuler 24.03 LTS update for gdb
• Anolis OS update for binutils
• Ubuntu update for binutils
• SUSE update for binutils
• SUSE update for binutils
• Anolis OS update for gcc-toolset-14-binutils