CVE-2025-69648 Denial of service in n/a
A crafted binary causes readelf to enter an infinite loop printing warnings, leading to denial of service for developers using GNU Binutils.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-69648?
CVE-2025-69648 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Gnu Binutils, published on 9 Mar 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-835
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-69648?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gnu Binutils.
How do I fix CVE-2025-69648?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
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-2025-69648 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-69648 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Gnu Binutils
Sources
Also known as AZL-79829, BELL-CVE-2025-69648, DEBIAN-CVE-2025-69648, ECHO-ede0-d99f-450b, GHSA-4x33-566w-9pg7, MINI-rqc9-x7x3-rp8f and 1 more.