GNU Binutils thru 2.46 readelf contains a vulnerability that leads to an abort (SIGABRT) when processing a crafted ELF binary with malformed DWARF abbrev or debug information. Due to incomplete state cleanup in process_debug_info(), an invalid debug_info_p state may propagate into DWARF attribute parsing routines. When certain malformed attributes result in an unexpected data length of zero, byte_get_little_endian() triggers a fatal abort. No evidence of memory corruption or code execution was observed; the impact is limited to denial of service.
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Wed, 11 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 17:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-460
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/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': 6.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/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 00:15:00 +0000

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Title binutils: abort in readelf via crafted ELF binary with malformed DWARF abbrev or debug information
Weaknesses CWE-617
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cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}

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Low


Fri, 06 Mar 2026 18:45:00 +0000

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Description GNU Binutils thru 2.46 readelf contains a vulnerability that leads to an abort (SIGABRT) when processing a crafted ELF binary with malformed DWARF abbrev or debug information. Due to incomplete state cleanup in process_debug_info(), an invalid debug_info_p state may propagate into DWARF attribute parsing routines. When certain malformed attributes result in an unexpected data length of zero, byte_get_little_endian() triggers a fatal abort. No evidence of 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: 2026-03-09T16:34:46.153Z

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

Link: CVE-2025-69652

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-03-09T16:33:17.373Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-03-06T19:16:10.907

Modified: 2026-03-11T15:49:59.467

Link: CVE-2025-69652

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

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

Links: CVE-2025-69652 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-03-09T10:08:38Z

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