CVE details
CVE-2025-69646
Binutils objdump contains a denial-of-service vulnerability when processing a crafted binary with malformed DWARF debug_rnglists data. A logic error in the handling of the debug_rnglists header can cause objdump to repeatedly print the same warning message and fail to terminate, resulting in an unbounded logging loop until the process is interrupted. The issue was observed in binutils 2.44. A local attacker can exploit this vulnerability by supplying a malicious input file, leading to excessive CPU and I/O usage and preventing completion of the objdump analysis.
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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<vuln vid="FIXME (make newentry)">
<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>Binutils objdump contains a denial-of-service vulnerability when
processing a crafted binary with malformed DWARF debug_rnglists data.
A logic error in the handling of the debug_rnglists header can cause
objdump to repeatedly print the same warning message and fail to
terminate, resulting in an unbounded logging loop until the process is
interrupted. The issue was observed in binutils 2.44. A local attacker
can exploit this vulnerability by supplying a malicious input file,
leading to excessive CPU and I/O usage and preventing completion of
the objdump analysis.</p>
</body>
</description>
<references>
<cvename>CVE-2025-69646</cvename>
<url>https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-69646</url>
</references>
<dates>
<discovery>2026-03-06</discovery>
<entry>2026-10-25</entry>
</dates>
</vuln>