Memory leak in Binutils - CVE-2025-8225

Vulnerability identifier: #VU114359

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-8225

CWE-ID: CWE-401

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due memory leak within the process_debug_info() function in binutils/dwarf.c. A local user can force the application to leak memory and perform denial of service attack.

Binutils
SUSE Manager Server 4.3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Manager Proxy
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server
SUSE Manager Server
SUSE Enterprise Storage
Ubuntu
SUSE Package Hub 15
Development Tools Module
Basesystem Module
openSUSE Leap
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications
Fedora
libucp0-64bit-debuginfo
libuct0-debuginfo
libucm-devel
libucm0-debuginfo
openucx-debugsource
libucs0
libuct0
openucx-tools
libucp-devel
libucp0-debuginfo
libucs0-debuginfo
openucx-tools-debuginfo
libuct-devel
libucs-devel
libucp0
libucm0
libucm0-64bit
libuct0-64bit
libuct0-64bit-debuginfo
libucm0-64bit-debuginfo
libucs0-64bit-debuginfo
libucs0-64bit
libucp0-64bit
openucx-debuginfo
binutils (Ubuntu package)
binutils
cross-rx-binutils-debugsource
cross-riscv64-binutils-debuginfo
cross-sparc64-binutils-debugsource
cross-pru-binutils-debugsource
cross-bpf-binutils-debuginfo
cross-arm-binutils
cross-arm-binutils-debuginfo
cross-pru-binutils
cross-epiphany-binutils-debugsource
cross-rx-binutils-debuginfo
cross-epiphany-binutils
cross-spu-binutils
cross-hppa-binutils-debuginfo
cross-ppc64-binutils
cross-ia64-binutils
cross-spu-binutils-debugsource
cross-ppc-binutils
cross-sparc64-binutils
libctf-nobfd0
cross-m68k-binutils-debugsource
cross-hppa-binutils
binutils-devel
cross-ppc-binutils-debuginfo
cross-ia64-binutils-debugsource
cross-s390x-binutils
cross-s390x-binutils-debuginfo
cross-ppc64le-binutils-debuginfo
cross-ppc64le-binutils
cross-ppc64le-binutils-debugsource
cross-aarch64-binutils-debugsource
cross-aarch64-binutils
cross-aarch64-binutils-debuginfo
binutils-devel-32bit
cross-sparc64-binutils-debuginfo
cross-avr-binutils-debuginfo
cross-m68k-binutils
cross-ia64-binutils-debuginfo
cross-arm-binutils-debugsource
cross-spu-binutils-debuginfo
cross-bpf-binutils-debugsource
libctf0-debuginfo
cross-sparc-binutils-debuginfo
cross-hppa64-binutils-debuginfo
cross-riscv64-binutils-debugsource
cross-riscv64-binutils
cross-mips-binutils-debuginfo
cross-sparc-binutils-debugsource
cross-rx-binutils
cross-bpf-binutils
cross-i386-binutils-debugsource
libctf-nobfd0-debuginfo
cross-xtensa-binutils-debugsource
cross-xtensa-binutils
cross-s390-binutils
cross-avr-binutils-debugsource
cross-mips-binutils
cross-hppa-binutils-debugsource
cross-ppc64-binutils-debuginfo
cross-avr-binutils
cross-s390x-binutils-debugsource
cross-x86_64-binutils-debuginfo
cross-x86_64-binutils
cross-x86_64-binutils-debugsource
cross-ppc64-binutils-debugsource
libctf0
cross-s390-binutils-debuginfo
binutils-debugsource
cross-hppa64-binutils
cross-m68k-binutils-debuginfo
cross-s390-binutils-debugsource
cross-ppc-binutils-debugsource
cross-mips-binutils-debugsource
cross-i386-binutils-debuginfo
cross-sparc-binutils
binutils-debuginfo
cross-hppa64-binutils-debugsource
cross-pru-binutils-debuginfo
cross-xtensa-binutils-debuginfo
cross-i386-binutils
cross-epiphany-binutils-debuginfo
gprofng
gprofng-debuginfo
perf-debugsource
perf
perf-debuginfo
perf-devel
perf-gtk
perf-gtk-debuginfo
perf-bash-completion
bpftool-bash-completion
bpftool
bpftool-debugsource
bpftool-debuginfo

Install updates from vendor's website.

Binutils - update to 2.45
libucp0-64bit-debuginfo - addressed in versions 1.9.0-150300.4.2.5, 1.11.1-150400.4.2.1
libuct0-debuginfo - addressed in versions 1.9.0-150300.4.2.5, 1.11.1-150400.4.2.1, 1.13.1-150500.4.2.5, 1.15.0-150600.3.5.2, 1.17.0-150700.4.2.7
libucm-devel - addressed in versions 1.9.0-150300.4.2.5, 1.11.1-150400.4.2.1, 1.13.1-150500.4.2.5, 1.15.0-150600.3.5.2, 1.17.0-150700.4.2.7
libucm0-debuginfo - addressed in versions 1.9.0-150300.4.2.5, 1.11.1-150400.4.2.1, 1.13.1-150500.4.2.5, 1.15.0-150600.3.5.2, 1.17.0-150700.4.2.7
openucx-debugsource - addressed in versions 1.9.0-150300.4.2.5, 1.11.1-150400.4.2.1, 1.13.1-150500.4.2.5, 1.15.0-150600.3.5.2, 1.17.0-150700.4.2.7
libucs0 - addressed in versions 1.9.0-150300.4.2.5, 1.11.1-150400.4.2.1, 1.13.1-150500.4.2.5, 1.15.0-150600.3.5.2, 1.17.0-150700.4.2.7
libuct0 - addressed in versions 1.9.0-150300.4.2.5, 1.11.1-150400.4.2.1, 1.13.1-150500.4.2.5, 1.15.0-150600.3.5.2, 1.17.0-150700.4.2.7
openucx-tools - addressed in versions 1.9.0-150300.4.2.5, 1.11.1-150400.4.2.1, 1.13.1-150500.4.2.5, 1.15.0-150600.3.5.2, 1.17.0-150700.4.2.7
libucp-devel - addressed in versions 1.9.0-150300.4.2.5, 1.11.1-150400.4.2.1, 1.13.1-150500.4.2.5, 1.15.0-150600.3.5.2, 1.17.0-150700.4.2.7
libucp0-debuginfo - addressed in versions 1.9.0-150300.4.2.5, 1.11.1-150400.4.2.1, 1.13.1-150500.4.2.5, 1.15.0-150600.3.5.2, 1.17.0-150700.4.2.7
libucs0-debuginfo - addressed in versions 1.9.0-150300.4.2.5, 1.11.1-150400.4.2.1, 1.13.1-150500.4.2.5, 1.15.0-150600.3.5.2, 1.17.0-150700.4.2.7
openucx-tools-debuginfo - addressed in versions 1.9.0-150300.4.2.5, 1.11.1-150400.4.2.1, 1.13.1-150500.4.2.5, 1.15.0-150600.3.5.2, 1.17.0-150700.4.2.7
libuct-devel - addressed in versions 1.9.0-150300.4.2.5, 1.11.1-150400.4.2.1, 1.13.1-150500.4.2.5, 1.15.0-150600.3.5.2, 1.17.0-150700.4.2.7
libucs-devel - addressed in versions 1.9.0-150300.4.2.5, 1.11.1-150400.4.2.1, 1.13.1-150500.4.2.5, 1.15.0-150600.3.5.2, 1.17.0-150700.4.2.7
libucp0 - addressed in versions 1.9.0-150300.4.2.5, 1.11.1-150400.4.2.1, 1.13.1-150500.4.2.5, 1.15.0-150600.3.5.2, 1.17.0-150700.4.2.7
libucm0 - addressed in versions 1.9.0-150300.4.2.5, 1.11.1-150400.4.2.1, 1.13.1-150500.4.2.5, 1.15.0-150600.3.5.2, 1.17.0-150700.4.2.7
libucm0-64bit - addressed in versions 1.9.0-150300.4.2.5, 1.11.1-150400.4.2.1
libuct0-64bit - addressed in versions 1.9.0-150300.4.2.5, 1.11.1-150400.4.2.1
libuct0-64bit-debuginfo - addressed in versions 1.9.0-150300.4.2.5, 1.11.1-150400.4.2.1
libucm0-64bit-debuginfo - addressed in versions 1.9.0-150300.4.2.5, 1.11.1-150400.4.2.1
libucs0-64bit-debuginfo - addressed in versions 1.9.0-150300.4.2.5, 1.11.1-150400.4.2.1
libucs0-64bit - addressed in versions 1.9.0-150300.4.2.5, 1.11.1-150400.4.2.1
libucp0-64bit - addressed in versions 1.9.0-150300.4.2.5, 1.11.1-150400.4.2.1
openucx-debuginfo - addressed in versions 1.13.1-150500.4.2.5, 1.15.0-150600.3.5.2, 1.17.0-150700.4.2.7
binutils (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 2.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm7, 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm13, 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm5, 2.34-6ubuntu1.11+esm1, 2.38-4ubuntu2.10, 2.38-4ubuntu2.11, 2.42-4ubuntu2.6, 2.42-4ubuntu2.7, 2.44-3ubuntu1.1, 2.44-3ubuntu1.2, 2.45-7ubuntu1.1
binutils - update to 2.44-6.fc42
cross-rx-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-riscv64-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-sparc64-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-pru-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-bpf-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-arm-binutils - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-arm-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-pru-binutils - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-epiphany-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-rx-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-epiphany-binutils - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-spu-binutils - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-hppa-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-ppc64-binutils - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-ia64-binutils - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-spu-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-ppc-binutils - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-sparc64-binutils - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
libctf-nobfd0 - addressed in versions 2.45-150100.7.57.1, 2.45-160000.1.1
cross-m68k-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-hppa-binutils - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
binutils-devel - addressed in versions 2.45-150100.7.57.1, 2.45-160000.1.1
cross-ppc-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-ia64-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-s390x-binutils - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-s390x-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-ppc64le-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-ppc64le-binutils - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-ppc64le-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-aarch64-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-aarch64-binutils - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-aarch64-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
binutils-devel-32bit - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-sparc64-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-avr-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-m68k-binutils - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-ia64-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-arm-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-spu-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-bpf-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
libctf0-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.45-150100.7.57.1, 2.45-160000.1.1
cross-sparc-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-hppa64-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-riscv64-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-riscv64-binutils - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-mips-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-sparc-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-rx-binutils - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-bpf-binutils - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-i386-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
libctf-nobfd0-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.45-150100.7.57.1, 2.45-160000.1.1
cross-xtensa-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-xtensa-binutils - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-s390-binutils - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-avr-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
binutils - addressed in versions 2.45-150100.7.57.1, 2.45-160000.1.1
cross-mips-binutils - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-hppa-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-ppc64-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-avr-binutils - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-s390x-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-x86_64-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-x86_64-binutils - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-x86_64-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-ppc64-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
libctf0 - addressed in versions 2.45-150100.7.57.1, 2.45-160000.1.1
cross-s390-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
binutils-debugsource - addressed in versions 2.45-150100.7.57.1, 2.45-160000.1.1
cross-hppa64-binutils - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-m68k-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-s390-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-ppc-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-mips-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-i386-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-sparc-binutils - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
binutils-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.45-150100.7.57.1, 2.45-160000.1.1
cross-hppa64-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-pru-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-xtensa-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-i386-binutils - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-epiphany-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
gprofng - update to 2.45-160000.1.1
gprofng-debuginfo - update to 2.45-160000.1.1
perf-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150300.38.7.1, 5.14.21-150400.44.20.1, 5.14.21-150500.52.5.1, 6.4.0.git33229.a3afe13a7f-150600.3.17.1, 6.4.0.git54263.0aad576b1c-150700.3.2.2
perf - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150300.38.7.1, 5.14.21-150400.44.20.1, 5.14.21-150500.52.5.1, 6.4.0.git33229.a3afe13a7f-150600.3.17.1, 6.4.0.git54263.0aad576b1c-150700.3.2.2
perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150300.38.7.1, 5.14.21-150400.44.20.1, 5.14.21-150500.52.5.1, 6.4.0.git33229.a3afe13a7f-150600.3.17.1, 6.4.0.git54263.0aad576b1c-150700.3.2.2
perf-devel - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.44.20.1, 5.14.21-150500.52.5.1, 6.4.0.git33229.a3afe13a7f-150600.3.17.1, 6.4.0.git54263.0aad576b1c-150700.3.2.2
perf-gtk - update to 6.4.0.git33229.a3afe13a7f-150600.3.17.1
perf-gtk-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0.git33229.a3afe13a7f-150600.3.17.1
perf-bash-completion - update to 6.4.0.git33229.a3afe13a7f-150600.3.17.1
bpftool-bash-completion - update to 7.5.0-160000.2.3
bpftool - update to 7.5.0-160000.2.3
bpftool-debugsource - update to 7.5.0-160000.2.3
bpftool-debuginfo - update to 7.5.0-160000.2.3

• https://gitlab.com/gnutools/binutils-gdb/-/commit/e51fdff7d2e538c0e5accdd65649ac68e6e0ddd4
• https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.317813
• https://vuldb.com/?id.317813
• https://vuldb.com/?submit.621883

• Memory leak in GNU Binutils
• Fedora 42 update for binutils
• Ubuntu update for binutils
• SUSE update for binutils
• Ubuntu update for binutils
• SUSE update for binutils