CVE-2025-8225 GNU Binutils DWARF Section dwarf.c process_debug_info memory leak
A local attacker can trigger a memory leak in GNU Binutils, potentially causing a 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-2025-8225?
CVE-2025-8225 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Gnu Binutils, published on 27 Jul 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-8225?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gnu Binutils.
How do I fix CVE-2025-8225?
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-2025-8225 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-8225 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Gnu Binutils
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2025-8225, AZL-65955, AZL-65960, BELL-CVE-2025-8225, CLSA-2025-1765802003, CLSA-2025-1766051004 and 7 more.