GNU Binutils 2.44 DWARF Section binutils/dwarf.c process_debug_info memory leak

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in GNU Binutils 2.44. Affected by this issue is the function process_debug_info of the file binutils/dwarf.c of the component DWARF Section Handler. The manipulation leads to memory leak. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2025-8225. The attack must be carried out locally. In addition, an exploit is available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

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 with an unknown input leads to a memory leak vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-401. The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, which slowly consumes remaining memory. Impacted is availability.

The advisory is shared at gitlab.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-8225. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Technical details as well as a exploit are known.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 246382 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-8225), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Applying the patch e51fdff7d2e538c0e5accdd65649ac68e6e0ddd4 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at gitlab.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (246382) and EUVD (EUVD-2025-22814). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory leak
CWE: CWE-401 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 246382
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-8225

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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: e51fdff7d2e538c0e5accdd65649ac68e6e0ddd4

Timelineinfo

07/26/2025 🔍
07/26/2025 +0 days 🔍
08/09/2025 +14 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnu.org

Advisory: e51fdff7d2e538c0e5accdd65649ac68e6e0ddd4
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-8225 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-8225
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-317813
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 07/26/2025 15:01
Updated: 08/09/2025 06:02
Changes: 07/26/2025 15:01 (59), 07/27/2025 15:39 (30), 07/27/2025 20:35 (1), 08/02/2025 01:34 (1), 08/09/2025 06:02 (2)
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Submitter: arthurx
Cache ID: 216::103

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