Description
GNU Binutils thru 2.46 readelf contains a vulnerability that leads to an invalid pointer free when processing a crafted ELF binary with malformed relocation or symbol data. If dump_relocations returns early due to parsing errors, the internal all_relocations array may remain partially uninitialized. Later, process_got_section_contents() may attempt to free an invalid r_symbol pointer, triggering memory corruption checks in glibc and causing the program to terminate with SIGABRT. No evidence of further memory corruption or code execution was observed; the impact is limited to denial of service. NOTE: this is disputed by third parties because the observed behavior occurred only in pre-release code and did not affect any tagged version.
INFO
Published Date :
2026-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
Last Modified :
2026-04-22T18:52:10.469Z
Source :
mitre
AFFECTED PRODUCTS
The following products are affected by CVE-2025-69651 vulnerability.
| Vendors | Products |
|---|---|
| Gnu |
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