CVE catalog

CVE-2025-69651

GNU Binutils thru 2.46 readelf contains a…

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. NOTE: this is disputed by third parties because the observed behavior occurred only in pre-release code and did not affect any tagged version.

Severity: Low · CVSS 2.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Published: Jan 1, 2025, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.25% · Oct 27, 2026

Projects and upstream resources

[binutils][Source-reported homepage]

Reported versions and fixes

Each observation applies to its named package, distribution, and release. Distribution backports can fix a vulnerability while retaining an older upstream version number.

Version impact has not been established. The original provider fields are retained below.

Provider details and historical evidence

Original provider fields

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OpenFactory catalog packages

Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[binutils]Unknown
Details (2)
- 2.40-2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · binutils · debian · bookworm; nvd · binutils · debian · 12
- 2.40-2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · binutils · debian · bookworm; nvd · binutils · debian · 12
[binutils-aarch64-linux-gnu]Unknown
Source package: [binutils]
Details (2)
- 2.40-2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · binutils · debian · bookworm; nvd · binutils · debian · 12
- 2.40-2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · binutils · debian · bookworm; nvd · binutils · debian · 12
[binutils-aarch64-linux-gnu-dbg]Unknown
Source package: [binutils]
Details (2)
- 2.40-2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · binutils · debian · bookworm; nvd · binutils · debian · 12
- 2.40-2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · binutils · debian · bookworm; nvd · binutils · debian · 12
[binutils-alpha-linux-gnu]Unknown
Source package: [binutils]
Details (1)
- 2.40-2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · binutils · debian · bookworm; nvd · binutils · debian · 12
[binutils-alpha-linux-gnu-dbg]Unknown
Source package: [binutils]
Details (1)
- 2.40-2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · binutils · debian · bookworm; nvd · binutils · debian · 12
[binutils-arc-linux-gnu]Unknown
Source package: [binutils]
Details (2)
- 2.40-2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · binutils · debian · bookworm; nvd · binutils · debian · 12
- 2.40-2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · binutils · debian · bookworm; nvd · binutils · debian · 12
[binutils-arc-linux-gnu-dbg]Unknown
Source package: [binutils]
Details (2)
- 2.40-2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · binutils · debian · bookworm; nvd · binutils · debian · 12
- 2.40-2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · binutils · debian · bookworm; nvd · binutils · debian · 12
[binutils-arm-linux-gnueabi]Unknown
Source package: [binutils]
Details (2)
- 2.40-2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · binutils · debian · bookworm; nvd · binutils · debian · 12
- 2.40-2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · binutils · debian · bookworm; nvd · binutils · debian · 12
[binutils-arm-linux-gnueabi-dbg]Unknown
Source package: [binutils]
Details (2)
- 2.40-2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · binutils · debian · bookworm; nvd · binutils · debian · 12
- 2.40-2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · binutils · debian · bookworm; nvd · binutils · debian · 12
[binutils-arm-linux-gnueabihf]Unknown
Source package: [binutils]
Details (2)
- 2.40-2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · binutils · debian · bookworm; nvd · binutils · debian · 12
- 2.40-2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · binutils · debian · bookworm; nvd · binutils · debian · 12
[binutils-arm-linux-gnueabihf-dbg]Unknown
Source package: [binutils]
Details (2)
- 2.40-2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · binutils · debian · bookworm; nvd · binutils · debian · 12
- 2.40-2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · binutils · debian · bookworm; nvd · binutils · debian · 12
[binutils-common]Unknown
Source package: [binutils]
Details (2)
- 2.40-2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · binutils · debian · bookworm; nvd · binutils · debian · 12
- 2.40-2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · binutils · debian · bookworm; nvd · binutils · debian · 12
[binutils-dev]Unknown
Source package: [binutils]
Details (2)
- 2.40-2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · binutils · debian · bookworm; nvd · binutils · debian · 12
- 2.40-2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · binutils · debian · bookworm; nvd · binutils · debian · 12
[binutils-doc]Unknown
Source package: [binutils]
Details (2)
- 2.40-2 · all · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · binutils · debian · bookworm; nvd · binutils · debian · 12
- 2.40-2 · all · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · binutils · debian · bookworm; nvd · binutils · debian · 12
[binutils-for-build]Unknown
Source package: [binutils]
Details (2)
- 2.40-2 · all · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · binutils · debian · bookworm; nvd · binutils · debian · 12
- 2.40-2 · all · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · binutils · debian · bookworm; nvd · binutils · debian · 12
[binutils-for-host]Unknown
Source package: [binutils]
Details (2)
- 2.40-2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · binutils · debian · bookworm; nvd · binutils · debian · 12
- 2.40-2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · binutils · debian · bookworm; nvd · binutils · debian · 12
[binutils-hppa64-linux-gnu]Unknown
Source package: [binutils]
Details (1)
- 2.40-2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · binutils · debian · bookworm; nvd · binutils · debian · 12
[binutils-hppa64-linux-gnu-dbg]Unknown
Source package: [binutils]
Details (1)
- 2.40-2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · binutils · debian · bookworm; nvd · binutils · debian · 12
[binutils-hppa-linux-gnu]Unknown
Source package: [binutils]
Details (1)
- 2.40-2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · binutils · debian · bookworm; nvd · binutils · debian · 12
[binutils-hppa-linux-gnu-dbg]Unknown
Source package: [binutils]
Details (1)
- 2.40-2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · binutils · debian · bookworm; nvd · binutils · debian · 12

Next results

Observed: Oct 24, 2026, 12:37:35 AM UTC

References

[CERT-Bund public advisories] · [Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [National Vulnerability Database (NVD)] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]