Binutils objdump contains a denial-of-service vulnerability when processing a crafted binary with malformed DWARF debug information.

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1. Mar 6, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Detected

   Binutils objdump contains a denial-of-service vulnerability when processing a crafted binary with malformed DWARF debug information. A logic error in the handling of DWARF compilation units can result in an invalid offset_size value being used inside byte_get_little_endian, leading to an abort (SIGABRT). The issue was observed in binutils 2.44. A local attacker can trigger the crash by supplying a

2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Updated

   Binutils objdump contains a denial-of-service vulnerability when processing a crafted binary with malformed DWARF debug information. A logic error in the handling of DWARF compilation units can result in an invalid offset_size value being used inside byte_get_little_endian, leading to an abort (SIGABRT). The issue was observed in binutils 2.44. A local attacker can trigger the crash by supplying a

Affected

• cpe gnu/binutils2.44

Sources

• NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2025-69645

  Binutils objdump contains a denial-of-service vulnerability when processing a crafted binary with malformed DWARF debug information. A logic error in the handling of DWARF compilation units can result in an invalid offset_size value being used inside byte_get_little_endian, leadi

  nvd.nist.gov

References

• Exploit · sourceware.org
• Third Party Advisory · sourceware.org