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
Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-8225.html
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-8225
Vendor advisory: cna@vuldb.com — https://gitlab.com/gnutools/binutils-gdb/-/commit/e51fdff7d2e538c0e5accdd65649ac68e6e0ddd4
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | affected | |
| debian | bullseye | affected | |
| debian | forky | fixed | 2.45-3 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 2.45-3 |
| debian | trixie | affected | |
| sles | 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
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.