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CVE-2025-69645

binutils: Binutils objdump: Denial of Service via crafted DWARF debug information

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

2.8

CVSS 3.1

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Published · March 6, 2026

Updated · September 1, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in binutils, specifically in the objdump utility. A local attacker can exploit this vulnerability by providing a specially crafted binary file containing malformed DWARF (Debugging With Attributed Record Formats) debug information. This can lead to a logic error during the processing of DWARF compilation units, causing the objdump utility to crash and resulting in a denial of service.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 2.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CWE-1285 · Improper Validation of Specified Index, Position, or Offset in Input