GNU Binutils 2.43 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in GNU Binutils 2.43. Affected is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to access control. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2024-57360. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in GNU Binutils 2.43. This vulnerability affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

https://www.gnu.org/software/binutils/ nm >=2.43 is affected by: Incorrect Access Control. The type of exploitation is: local. The component is: `nm --without-symbol-version` function.

The advisory is shared for download at sourceware.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-57360 since 01/09/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 216857 (Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 24.10 : GNU binutils vulnerabilities (USN-7306-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (216857), EUVD (EUVD-2024-53567) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2026-1730). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Xerox FreeFlow Print Server

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.5

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 216857
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 24.10 : GNU binutils vulnerabilities (USN-7306-1)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/09/2025 🔍
01/21/2025 +12 days 🔍
01/21/2025 +0 days 🔍
05/31/2026 +495 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnu.org

Advisory: sourceware.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2024-57360 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-57360
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-292852
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CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2026-1730 - Xerox FreeFlow Print Server: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen nicht spezifizierten Angriff

Entryinfo

Created: 01/21/2025 22:51
Updated: 05/31/2026 06:19
Changes: 01/21/2025 22:51 (53), 02/27/2025 02:16 (2), 03/18/2025 21:56 (1), 06/29/2025 04:17 (1), 05/31/2026 06:19 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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