CVE-2025-8225
LOWGNU Binutils 2.44 - Memory Leak in DWARF Section Handler
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
technical-description
https://vuldb.com/?id.317813
Permissions Required, VDB Entry signature
permissions-required
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.317813
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry third-party-advisory
https://vuldb.com/?submit.621883
Patch patch
https://gitlab.com/gnutools/binutils-gdb/-/commit/e51fdff7d2e538c0e5accdd65649ac68e6e0ddd4
Product product
https://www.gnu.org/
Scores
CVSS v3
3.3
EPSS
0.0021
EPSS Percentile
11.6%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-401
CWE-404
Status
published
Products (1)
gnu/binutils
2.44
Published
Jul 27, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026