CVE-2025-8225
Description
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.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Debian Mixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Affected | — |
| sid | Fixed | 2.45-3 |
| forky | Fixed | 2.45-3 |
| bullseye | Affected | — |
| bookworm | Affected | — |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| gnu | binutils | 2.44 | |
References
- https://gitlab.com/gnutools/binutils-gdb/-/commit/e51fdff7d2e538c0e5accdd65649ac68e6e0ddd4
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.317813
- https://vuldb.com/?id.317813
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.621883
- https://www.gnu.org/
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-8225
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-8225.html
CWEs
CWE-401 CWE-404
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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