GNU Binutils thru 2.46 readelf contains a vulnerability that leads to an invalid pointer free when processing a crafted ELF binary with malformed relocation or symbol data. If dump_relocations returns early due to parsing errors, the internal all_relocations array may remain partially uninitialized. Later, process_got_section_contents() may attempt to free an invalid r_symbol pointer, triggering memory corruption checks in glibc and causing the program to terminate with SIGABRT. No evidence of further memory corruption or code execution was observed; the impact is limited to denial of service.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33700 | Exploit Third Party Advisory Mailing List |
| https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=ea4bc025abdba85a90e26e13f551c16a44bfa921 | Patch |
Configurations
History
10 Mar 2026, 20:34
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| CWE | NVD-CWE-noinfo | |
| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| References | () https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33700 - Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Mailing List | |
| References | () https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=ea4bc025abdba85a90e26e13f551c16a44bfa921 - Patch | |
| First Time |
Gnu
Gnu binutils |
10 Mar 2026, 17:24
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| CWE | CWE-476 | |
| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 5.5 |
| Summary |
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06 Mar 2026, 18:16
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-03-06 18:16
Updated : 2026-03-10 20:34
NVD link : CVE-2025-69651
Mitre link : CVE-2025-69651
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-69651
JSON object : View
Products Affected
gnu
- binutils
CWE
