Memory Leak Affecting binutils package, versions <2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm5


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.23% (14th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1804-BINUTILS-11031064
  • published20 Sept 2025
  • disclosed27 Jul 2025

Introduced: 27 Jul 2025

CVE-2025-8225  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-401  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04 binutils to version 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm5 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:18.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Base Scores

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