Bug 2445293 (CVE-2025-69650) - CVE-2025-69650 binutils: double free in readelf via crafted ELF binary with malformed relocation data
Summary: CVE-2025-69650 binutils: double free in readelf via crafted ELF binary with m...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2025-69650
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-03-06 19:01 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-03-09 13:08 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-03-06 19:01:32 UTC
GNU Binutils thru 2.46 readelf contains a double free vulnerability when processing a crafted ELF binary with malformed relocation data. During GOT relocation handling, dump_relocations may return early without initializing the all_relocations array. As a result, process_got_section_contents() may pass an uninitialized r_symbol pointer to free(), leading to a double free and terminating the program with SIGABRT. No evidence of exploitable memory corruption or code execution was observed; the impact is limited to denial of service.


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