CVE-2025-8225
GNU Binutils DWARF Section dwarf.c process_debug_info memory leak
Summary
GNU Binutils DWARF Section dwarf.c process_debug_info memory leak
Original description
The description as published by the source.
A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils 2.44 and classified as problematic. This issue affects the function process_debug_info of the file binutils/dwarf.c of the component DWARF Section Handler. The manipulation leads to memory leak. Attacking locally is a requirement. The identifier of the patch is e51fdff7d2e538c0e5accdd65649ac68e6e0ddd4. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Alpine Linux ALPINE-CVE-2025-8225 binutils Fixed in: 2.44-r3
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2025-8225 binutils
References
- advisory github.com
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- advisory vuldb.com
- advisory vuldb.com
- patch gitlab.com
- report vuldb.com
- web gnu.org