Radare2 up to 5.9.8 _load_relocations memory leak

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Radare2 up to 5.9.8. It has been declared as problematic. This affects the function _load_relocations. The manipulation results in memory leak. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-60358. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Radare2 up to 5.9.8. Affected is the function _load_relocations. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory leak vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-401. The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, which slowly consumes remaining memory. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

radare2 v.5.9.8 and before contains a memory leak in the function _load_relocations.

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-60358 since 09/26/2025. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 271674 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-60358), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (271674) and EUVD (EUVD-2025-34833). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

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

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Nessus ID: 271674
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-60358

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

09/26/2025 CVE reserved
10/17/2025 +21 days Advisory disclosed
10/17/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/27/2025 +10 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-60358 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-60358
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-328908
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/17/2025 08:06
Updated: 10/27/2025 19:53
Changes: 10/17/2025 08:06 (55), 10/21/2025 05:11 (1), 10/27/2025 19:53 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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