CVE-2025-5244MediumMicrosoft CVSS 5.3CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Microsoft security update for CVE-2025-5244

Published
May 31, 2026
Last Modified
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🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

📋 Microsoft's advisory

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🎯 Affected products7

  • azl3 binutils 2.41-6 on Azure Linux 3.0
  • cbl2 binutils 2.37-15 on CBL Mariner 2.0
  • cbl2 binutils 2.37-15 on CBL-Mariner 2.0
  • cbl2 gdb 11.2-10 on CBL Mariner 2.0
  • cbl2 gdb 11.2-10 on CBL-Mariner 2.0
  • cbl2 gdb 11.2-6 on CBL Mariner 2.0
  • cbl2 gdb 11.2-7 on CBL Mariner 2.0

✅ Updates Microsoft lists: 4 updates

4 rows: one per KB article or update, update type and fixed build. Their details are on Microsoft's advisory.

KB articleUpdateFixed build
—Security Update2.41-6
—Security Update11.2-9
—Security Update2.37-15
—Security Update11.2-10

🧭 EchelonGraph on CVE-2025-5244

EchelonGraph score
7.8 HIGH
CISA KEV
Not listed
Fix status
A fix is available — apply it.

Description from the CVE record (CVE.org), as published by its numbering authority

A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils up to 2.44. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function elf_gc_sweep of the file bfd/elflink.c of the component ld. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 2.45 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Published by VulDB, the CVE Numbering Authority that assigned CVE-2025-5244, in its CVE record at CVE.org; reused under the CVE Program's Terms of Use (its licence and MITRE's copyright notice are in our Terms of Service).

🔗 References (2)