GNU Binutils thru 2.46 readelf contains a vulnerability that leads to an invalid pointer free when processing a crafted ELF binary with malformed relocation or symbol data. If dump_relocations returns early due to parsing errors, the internal all_relocations array may remain partially uninitialized. Later, process_got_section_contents() may attempt to free an invalid r_symbol pointer, triggering memory corruption checks in glibc and causing the program to terminate with SIGABRT. No evidence of further memory corruption or code execution was observed; the impact is limited to denial of service. NOTE: this is disputed by third parties because the observed behavior occurred only in pre-release code and did not affect any tagged version.

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Thu, 19 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0000

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Description GNU Binutils thru 2.46 readelf contains a vulnerability that leads to an invalid pointer free when processing a crafted ELF binary with malformed relocation or symbol data. If dump_relocations returns early due to parsing errors, the internal all_relocations array may remain partially uninitialized. Later, process_got_section_contents() may attempt to free an invalid r_symbol pointer, triggering memory corruption checks in glibc and causing the program to terminate with SIGABRT. No evidence of further memory corruption or code execution was observed; the impact is limited to denial of service. GNU Binutils thru 2.46 readelf contains a vulnerability that leads to an invalid pointer free when processing a crafted ELF binary with malformed relocation or symbol data. If dump_relocations returns early due to parsing errors, the internal all_relocations array may remain partially uninitialized. Later, process_got_section_contents() may attempt to free an invalid r_symbol pointer, triggering memory corruption checks in glibc and causing the program to terminate with SIGABRT. No evidence of further memory corruption or code execution was observed; the impact is limited to denial of service. NOTE: this is disputed by third parties because the observed behavior occurred only in pre-release code and did not affect any tagged version.
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Tue, 10 Mar 2026 20:45:00 +0000

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Weaknesses NVD-CWE-noinfo
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 03:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-476
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 2.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


Mon, 09 Mar 2026 10:15:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Gnu
Gnu binutils
Vendors & Products Gnu
Gnu binutils

Sat, 07 Mar 2026 12:15:00 +0000

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Title binutils: Binutils: Denial of Service via crafted ELF binary processing
Weaknesses CWE-824
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cvssV3_1

{'score': 2.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}

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Fri, 06 Mar 2026 18:15:00 +0000

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Description GNU Binutils thru 2.46 readelf contains a vulnerability that leads to an invalid pointer free when processing a crafted ELF binary with malformed relocation or symbol data. If dump_relocations returns early due to parsing errors, the internal all_relocations array may remain partially uninitialized. Later, process_got_section_contents() may attempt to free an invalid r_symbol pointer, triggering memory corruption checks in glibc and causing the program to terminate with SIGABRT. No evidence of further memory corruption or code execution was observed; the impact is limited to denial of service.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-03-19T12:33:08.308Z

Reserved: 2026-01-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2025-69651

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-03-10T02:41:37.766Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2026-03-06T18:16:16.633

Modified: 2026-03-19T13:16:05.183

Link: CVE-2025-69651

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2026-03-06T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2025-69651 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-03-09T10:08:34Z