Bug 2383679 (CVE-2025-8224) - CVE-2025-8224 binutils: Binutils BFD Null Pointer Dereference
Summary: CVE-2025-8224 binutils: Binutils BFD Null Pointer Dereference
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2025-8224
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Depends On: 2383860
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Reported: 2025-07-27 06:01 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2025-07-28 18:15 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2025-07-27 06:01:05 UTC 
A vulnerability has been found in GNU Binutils 2.44 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function bfd_elf_get_str_section of the file bfd/elf.c of the component BFD Library. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The name of the patch is db856d41004301b3a56438efd957ef5cabb91530. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
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