ubuntu-cve-2025-69648
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2026-03-09 15:15
Modified
2026-04-22 07:57
Summary
Details
GNU Binutils thru 2.45.1 readelf contains a denial-of-service vulnerability when processing a crafted binary with malformed DWARF .debug_rnglists data. A logic flaw in the DWARF parsing path causes readelf to repeatedly print the same warning message without making forward progress, resulting in a non-terminating output loop that requires manual interruption. No evidence of memory corruption or code execution was observed.
Severity
6.2 (Medium)
N/A (UNKNOWN)
References
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"aliases": [],
"details": "GNU Binutils thru 2.45.1 readelf contains a denial-of-service vulnerability when processing a crafted binary with malformed DWARF .debug_rnglists data. A logic flaw in the DWARF parsing path causes readelf to repeatedly print the same warning message without making forward progress, resulting in a non-terminating output loop that requires manual interruption. No evidence of memory corruption or code execution was observed.",
"id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2025-69648",
"modified": "2026-04-22T07:57:27Z",
"published": "2026-03-09T15:15:00Z",
"references": [
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"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-69648"
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"url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-69648"
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"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33641"
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"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=598704a00cbac5e85c2bedd363357b5bf6fcee33"
}
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"schema_version": "1.7.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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{
"score": "medium",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
],
"upstream": [
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]
}
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