CVE-2025-3198 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-3198: GNU Binutils objdump bucomm.c display_info memory leak

Vendor Gnu
Product Binutils
Weakness CWE-401
Published April 4, 2025
Last update May 12, 2026
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CVSS base score

4.8/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality —
Integrity —

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A vulnerability has been found in GNU Binutils 2.43/2.44 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function display_info of the file binutils/bucomm.c of the component objdump. The manipulation leads to memory leak. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The patch is named ba6ad3a18cb26b79e0e3b84c39f707535bbc344d. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

April 4, 2025 CVE published
May 12, 2026 Record updated