CVE-2025-1148 | GNU Binutils 2.43 ld ld/ldelfgen.c link_order_scan memory leak (Nessus ID 232096)

A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils 2.43 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function link_order_scan of the file ld/ldelfgen.c of the component ld. The manipulation leads to memory leak.

This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-1148. The attack may be launched 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."