# DEBIAN-CVE-2025-69645: binutils security update

DEBIAN-CVE-2025-69645, released March 6, 2026, fixes 1 CVE in binutils (version 2.46-1). None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/debian-cve-2025-69645
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Mar 6, 2026
- Priority: Routine (Closes CVE-2025-69645)
- CVEs: 1, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-69645

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [binutils](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/binutils.md) | Debian 14 | 2.46-1 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2025-69645](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2025-69645.md) | Routine | 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 malicious input file. | 5.5 | 0.0019 |  |

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