binutils: GNU Binutils thru 2.46 readelf contains a null pointer dereference vulnerability when processing a crafted ELF binary...
CVE-2025-69649 is fixed in 12 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2025-69649, released March 6, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.
GNU Binutils thru 2.46 readelf contains a null pointer dereference vulnerability when processing a crafted ELF binary with malformed header fields. During relocation processing, an invalid or null section pointer may be passed into display_relocations(), resulting in a segmentation fault (SIGSEGV) and abrupt termination. No evidence of memory corruption beyond the null pointer dereference, nor any possibility of code execution, was observed.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| binutils · Debian 14 | 2.46-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-69649 | Mar 6, 2026 |
| mingw-binutils · Fedora 43 | 2.45.1-2.fc43 | FEDORA-2026-9174E6EA37 | Mar 27, 2026 |
| mingw-binutils-debuginfo · Fedora 43 | 2.45.1-2.fc43 | FEDORA-2026-9174E6EA37 | Mar 27, 2026 |
| mingw-binutils-debugsource · Fedora 43 | 2.45.1-2.fc43 | FEDORA-2026-9174E6EA37 | Mar 27, 2026 |
| mingw-binutils-generic · Fedora 43 | 2.45.1-2.fc43 | FEDORA-2026-9174E6EA37 | Mar 27, 2026 |
| mingw-binutils-generic-debuginfo · Fedora 43 | 2.45.1-2.fc43 | FEDORA-2026-9174E6EA37 | Mar 27, 2026 |
| mingw32-binutils · Fedora 43 | 2.45.1-2.fc43 | FEDORA-2026-9174E6EA37 | Mar 27, 2026 |
| mingw32-binutils-debuginfo · Fedora 43 | 2.45.1-2.fc43 | FEDORA-2026-9174E6EA37 | Mar 27, 2026 |
| mingw64-binutils · Fedora 43 | 2.45.1-2.fc43 | FEDORA-2026-9174E6EA37 | Mar 27, 2026 |
| mingw64-binutils-debuginfo · Fedora 43 | 2.45.1-2.fc43 | FEDORA-2026-9174E6EA37 | Mar 27, 2026 |
| ucrt64-binutils · Fedora 43 | 2.45.1-2.fc43 | FEDORA-2026-9174E6EA37 | Mar 27, 2026 |
| ucrt64-binutils-debuginfo · Fedora 43 | 2.45.1-2.fc43 | FEDORA-2026-9174E6EA37 | Mar 27, 2026 |
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