CVE-2025-3198: Memory Leak in GNU Binutils
A vulnerability has been found in GNU Binutils 2.43/2.44 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function display_info of the file binutils/bucomm.c of the component objdump. The manipulation leads to memory leak. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The patch is named ba6ad3a18cb26b79e0e3b84c39f707535bbc344d. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability affects the display_info function in the binutils/bucomm.c file of GNU Binutils versions 2.43 and 2.44. The flaw leads to a memory leak when the function is manipulated locally. The CVSS 4.8 score reflects a medium severity with low attack complexity and limited impact confined to local privilege access. A patch has been created to address the issue, and applying it is advised to remediate the vulnerability.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability causes a memory leak which could potentially degrade system performance or stability if exploited locally. There is no indication of remote exploitation, privilege escalation, or data confidentiality/integrity impact. The exploit requires local access and low privileges, limiting the scope of impact.
Mitigation Recommendations
A patch identified by commit ba6ad3a18cb26b79e0e3b84c39f707535bbc344d is available and should be applied to affected GNU Binutils versions 2.43 and 2.44 to remediate the memory leak. No other mitigation or workaround is specified.
CVE-2025-3198: Memory Leak in GNU Binutils
Description
A vulnerability has been found in GNU Binutils 2.43/2.44 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function display_info of the file binutils/bucomm.c of the component objdump. The manipulation leads to memory leak. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The patch is named ba6ad3a18cb26b79e0e3b84c39f707535bbc344d. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
CVSS v4.0
Score 4.8medium
Affected software
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability affects the display_info function in the binutils/bucomm.c file of GNU Binutils versions 2.43 and 2.44. The flaw leads to a memory leak when the function is manipulated locally. The CVSS 4.8 score reflects a medium severity with low attack complexity and limited impact confined to local privilege access. A patch has been created to address the issue, and applying it is advised to remediate the vulnerability.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability causes a memory leak which could potentially degrade system performance or stability if exploited locally. There is no indication of remote exploitation, privilege escalation, or data confidentiality/integrity impact. The exploit requires local access and low privileges, limiting the scope of impact.
Mitigation Recommendations
A patch identified by commit ba6ad3a18cb26b79e0e3b84c39f707535bbc344d is available and should be applied to affected GNU Binutils versions 2.43 and 2.44 to remediate the memory leak. No other mitigation or workaround is specified.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- VulDB
- Date Reserved
- 2025-04-03T11:14:11.186Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a031edecbff5d8610deb8be
Added to database: 05/12/2026, 12:36:46 UTC
Last enriched: 07/15/2026, 11:28:31 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:24:56 UTC
Views: 98
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