CVE-2025-8225
Published: July 29, 2025Last modified: September 3, 2025
Description
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.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 3.3 |
| Attack Vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | LOW |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | NONE |
| Integrity impact | NONE |
| Availability impact | LOW |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | binutils | Fixed (2.40-r7) |
| 25 LTS | binutils | Fixed (2.45-r0) | |
| Stream | binutils | Fixed (2.45-r0) | |
| Hardened Containers | 23 LTS | binutils | Fixed (2.40-r7) |
| Stream | binutils | Fixed (2.45-r0) |