CVE-2025-69648 Affecting binutils package, versions <2.46-1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.18% (8th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-BINUTILS-15444859
  • published10 Mar 2026
  • disclosed9 Mar 2026

Introduced: 9 Mar 2026

CVE-2025-69648  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable binutils to version 2.46-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream binutils package and not the binutils package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.

GNU Binutils thru 2.45.1 readelf contains a denial-of-service vulnerability when processing a crafted binary with malformed DWARF .debug_rnglists data. A logic flaw in the DWARF parsing path causes readelf to repeatedly print the same warning message without making forward progress, resulting in a non-terminating output loop that requires manual interruption. No evidence of memory corruption or code execution was observed.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1