SB2025082206 - Fedora 42 update for binutils
Published: August 22, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025082206
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
2
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-8224)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the bfd_elf_get_str_section() function in bfd/elf.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
2) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-8225)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due memory leak within the process_debug_info() function in binutils/dwarf.c. A local user can force the application to leak memory and perform denial of service attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.