CVE-2025-8224 — Improper Resource Shutdown or Release in Binutils

CWE-404 — Improper Resource Shutdown or ReleaseCWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference7 documents7 sources
Severity
4.8MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 89.03%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
GNU Binutils
Timeline
PublishedJul 27

Description

A vulnerability has been found in GNU Binutils 2.44 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function bfd_elf_get_str_section of the file bfd/elf.c of the component BFD Library. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The name of the patch is db856d41004301b3a56438efd957ef5cabb91530. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

CVSS vector

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

Affected Packages3 packages

▶Debiangnu/binutils< 2.43.1-4+1
▶CVEListV5gnu/binutils2.44
▶NVDgnu/binutils2.44

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
OSV
CVE-2025-8224: A vulnerability has been found in GNU Binutils 2↗2025-07-27
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GHSA
GHSA-jff4-5h8q-wpxm: A vulnerability has been found in GNU Binutils 2↗2025-07-27
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CVEList
GNU Binutils BFD Library elf.c bfd_elf_get_str_section null pointer dereference↗2025-07-27
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Red Hat
binutils: Binutils BFD Null Pointer Dereference↗2025-07-27
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Microsoft
GNU Binutils BFD Library elf.c bfd_elf_get_str_section null pointer dereference↗2025-07-08
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Debian
CVE-2025-8224: binutils - A vulnerability has been found in GNU Binutils 2.44 and classified as problemati...↗2025
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