CVE-2025-3198 GNU Binutils objdump bucomm.c display_info memory leak
A local attacker can cause a memory leak in GNU Binutils objdump, leading to resource exhaustion and denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-3198?
CVE-2025-3198 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Gnu Binutils, published on 4 Apr 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability has been found in GNU Binutils 2.43/2.44 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function display_info of the file binutils/bucomm.c of the component objdump. The manipulation leads to memory leak. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The patch is named ba6ad3a18cb26b79e0e3b84c39f707535bbc344d. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-3198?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gnu Binutils.
How do I fix CVE-2025-3198?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2025-3198 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-3198 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Gnu Binutils
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2025-3198, AZL-86922, BELL-CVE-2025-3198, DEBIAN-CVE-2025-3198, ECHO-9f76-c987-def2, GHSA-4m4r-j72q-7w52 and 4 more.