Memory leak in GNU Binutils

1) Memory leak

EUVDB-ID: #VU107136

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-3198

CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform DoS attack on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due memory leak within the display_info() function in binutils/bucomm.c. A remote attacker can force the application to leak memory and perform denial of service attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Binutils: 2.43 - 2.44

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.43:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.43.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.44:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32716
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32716
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32716#c0
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=ba6ad3a18cb26b79e0e3b84c39f707535bbc344d
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.303151

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.