Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting binutils package, versions <0:2.45.1-5.hum1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.18% (8th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL10-BINUTILS-15905370
  • published5 Apr 2026
  • disclosed1 Jan 2025

Introduced: 1 Jan 2025

CVE-2025-69648  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-835  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:10 binutils to version 0:2.45.1-5.hum1 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2026:7098.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream binutils package and not the binutils package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:10 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