NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting gcc-toolset-15-binutils package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.23% (14th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL9-GCCTOOLSET15BINUTILS-11028164
  • published28 Jul 2025
  • disclosed27 Jul 2025

Introduced: 27 Jul 2025

CVE-2025-8224  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for RHEL:9 gcc-toolset-15-binutils.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream gcc-toolset-15-binutils package and not the gcc-toolset-15-binutils package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability has been found in GNU Binutils 2.44 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function bfd_elf_get_str_section of the file bfd/elf.c of the component BFD Library. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The name of the patch is db856d41004301b3a56438efd957ef5cabb91530. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

CVSS Base Scores

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