# DEBIAN-CVE-2025-69650: binutils security update

DEBIAN-CVE-2025-69650, released March 6, 2026, fixes 1 CVE in binutils (version 2.46-1). None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/debian-cve-2025-69650
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Mar 6, 2026
- Priority: High (Closes CVE-2025-69650, high severity)
- CVEs: 1, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-69650

## 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-2025-69650](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2025-69650.md) | High | GNU Binutils thru 2.46 readelf contains a double free vulnerability when processing a crafted ELF binary with malformed relocation data. During GOT relocation handling, dump_relocations may return early without initializing the all_relocations array. As a result, process_got_section_contents() may pass an uninitialized r_symbol pointer to free(), leading to a double free and terminating the program with SIGABRT. No evidence of exploitable memory corruption or code execution was observed; the impact is limited to denial of service. | 7.8 | 0.0059 |  |

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