Bug 2383686 (CVE-2025-8225)

Summary: CVE-2025-8225 binutils: Binutils DWARF Section Handler Memory Leak
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Version: unspecifiedCC: crizzo, jmitchel, kshier
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A flaw was found in binutils. The `process_debug_info` function in the DWARF section handler exhibits a memory leak due to improper handling of debug information. This issue may allow a local attacker to trigger a resource exhaustion condition. This manipulation occurs when processing a specially crafted debug information file, which can result in a denial of service.
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Bug Depends On: 2383860, 2383873    
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2025-07-27 09:01:05 UTC
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.