CVE-2025-69649 Null dereference in n/a
A crafted ELF binary causes a segmentation fault in readelf, 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
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-69649?
CVE-2025-69649 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gnu Binutils, published on 6 Mar 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
GNU Binutils thru 2.46 readelf contains a null pointer dereference vulnerability when processing a crafted ELF binary with malformed header fields. During relocation processing, an invalid or null section pointer may be passed into display_relocations(), resulting in a segmentation fault (SIGSEGV) and abrupt termination. No evidence of memory corruption beyond the null pointer dereference, nor any possibility of code execution, was observed.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-69649?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gnu Binutils.
How do I fix CVE-2025-69649?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2025-69649 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-69649 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Gnu Binutils
Sources
Also known as AZL-79571, AZL-79595, BELL-CVE-2025-69649, CLSA-2026-1773762013, DEBIAN-CVE-2025-69649, ECHO-5e4d-8c97-615a and 8 more.