CVE-2025-1152 | GNU Binutils 2.43 ld xstrdup.c xstrdup memory leak (Nessus ID 232164 / WID-SEC-2026-1730)
A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils 2.43. It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function xstrdup of the file xstrdup.c of the component ld. The manipulation leads to memory leak.
This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2025-1152. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is 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."