CVE-2025-69645
Medium
Description
Binutils objdump contains a denial-of-service vulnerability when processing a crafted binary with malformed DWARF debug information. A logic error in the handling of DWARF compilation units can result in an invalid offset_size value being used inside byte_get_little_endian, leading to an abort (SIGABRT). The issue was observed in binutils 2.44. A local attacker can trigger the crash by supplying a malicious input file.
SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
Product
Gnu Binutils
PublishedMar 6, 2026
First seenMar 6, 2026
Weakness typeCWE-400Uncontrolled resource consumption
How to fix
Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| gnu binutils | 2.44 | — |
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