CVE details
CVE-2025-3198
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.
Affected ports (16)
| Port | Package | Version | Status | Maintainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| devel/binutils | aarch64-binutils | 2.44,1 | unaddressed | cy@FreeBSD.org |
| devel/binutils | aarch64-none-elf-binutils | 2.44,1 | unaddressed | cy@FreeBSD.org |
| devel/binutils | amd64-binutils | 2.44,1 | unaddressed | cy@FreeBSD.org |
| devel/binutils | arm-gnueabi-binutils | 2.44,1 | unaddressed | cy@FreeBSD.org |
| devel/binutils | arm-none-eabi-binutils | 2.44,1 | unaddressed | cy@FreeBSD.org |
| devel/binutils | avr-binutils | 2.44,1 | unaddressed | cy@FreeBSD.org |
| devel/binutils | binutils | 2.44,1 | unaddressed | cy@FreeBSD.org |
| devel/binutils | i386-binutils | 2.44,1 | unaddressed | cy@FreeBSD.org |
| devel/binutils | mingw32-binutils | 2.44,1 | unaddressed | cy@FreeBSD.org |
| devel/binutils | powerpc-binutils | 2.44,1 | unaddressed | cy@FreeBSD.org |
| devel/binutils | powerpc64-binutils | 2.44,1 | unaddressed | cy@FreeBSD.org |
| devel/binutils | powerpc64le-binutils | 2.44,1 | unaddressed | cy@FreeBSD.org |
| devel/binutils | riscv32-unknown-elf-binutils | 2.44,1 | unaddressed | cy@FreeBSD.org |
| devel/binutils | riscv64-binutils | 2.44,1 | unaddressed | cy@FreeBSD.org |
| devel/binutils | riscv64-none-elf-binutils | 2.44,1 | unaddressed | cy@FreeBSD.org |
| devel/binutils | s390x-binutils | 2.44,1 | unaddressed | cy@FreeBSD.org |
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<topic>FIXME -- FIXME</topic>
<affects>
<package>
<name>aarch64-binutils</name>
<range><lt>FIXME</lt></range>
</package>
<package>
<name>aarch64-none-elf-binutils</name>
<range><lt>FIXME</lt></range>
</package>
<package>
<name>amd64-binutils</name>
<range><lt>FIXME</lt></range>
</package>
<package>
<name>arm-gnueabi-binutils</name>
<range><lt>FIXME</lt></range>
</package>
<package>
<name>arm-none-eabi-binutils</name>
<range><lt>FIXME</lt></range>
</package>
<package>
<name>avr-binutils</name>
<range><lt>FIXME</lt></range>
</package>
<package>
<name>binutils</name>
<range><lt>FIXME</lt></range>
</package>
<package>
<name>i386-binutils</name>
<range><lt>FIXME</lt></range>
</package>
<package>
<name>mingw32-binutils</name>
<range><lt>FIXME</lt></range>
</package>
<package>
<name>powerpc-binutils</name>
<range><lt>FIXME</lt></range>
</package>
<package>
<name>powerpc64-binutils</name>
<range><lt>FIXME</lt></range>
</package>
<package>
<name>powerpc64le-binutils</name>
<range><lt>FIXME</lt></range>
</package>
<package>
<name>riscv32-unknown-elf-binutils</name>
<range><lt>FIXME</lt></range>
</package>
<package>
<name>riscv64-binutils</name>
<range><lt>FIXME</lt></range>
</package>
<package>
<name>riscv64-none-elf-binutils</name>
<range><lt>FIXME</lt></range>
</package>
<package>
<name>s390x-binutils</name>
<range><lt>FIXME</lt></range>
</package>
</affects>
<description>
<body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<p>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.</p>
</body>
</description>
<references>
<cvename>CVE-2025-3198</cvename>
<url>https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-3198</url>
</references>
<dates>
<discovery>2025-04-04</discovery>
<entry>2026-10-25</entry>
</dates>
</vuln>