CVE-2025-8225 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-8225: GNU Binutils DWARF Section dwarf.c process_debug_info memory leak

Vendor Gnu
Product Binutils
Weakness CWE-401
Published July 27, 2025
Last update July 28, 2025
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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/E:P

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

July 27, 2025 CVE published
July 28, 2025 Record updated