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CVE-2025-3198 json

GNU Binutils objdump bucomm.c display_info memory leak

published last yr. modified 25d ago also EUVD-2025-9672

cvss
3.3
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.3%
EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 21%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystem V1.1.1
  • binutils Debian 14 2.45-3

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2025-3198

  • binutils Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 2.38-4ubuntu2.10
  • binutils Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 2.42-4ubuntu2.6
  • binutils Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm5
  • binutils Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS 2.34-6ubuntu1.11+esm1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2025-3198

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • binutils SLES 16.0, Linux Micro 6.2, SLES for SAP applications 16.0 2.45-160000.1.1
  • bpftool SLES for SAP applications 16.0, SLES 16.0 7.5.0-160000.2.3
  • binutils SLES for SAP 15 SP5, SLES for SAP 15 SP4, SLES for SAP 15 SP3 +18 more 2.45-150100.7.57.1
  • perf SLE Module for Development Tools 15 SP6, openSUSE Leap 15.6 6.4.0.git33229.a3afe13a7f-150600.3.17.1
  • perf SLE Module for Development Tools 15 SP7 6.4.0.git54263.0aad576b1c-150700.3.2.2
  • perf SLES for SAP 15 SP3, SLES 15 SP3-LTSS, SLE High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS +1 more 5.3.18-150300.38.7.1
  • perf SLES for SAP 15 SP4, SLES 15 SP4-LTSS, SLE High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS +1 more 5.14.21-150400.44.20.1
  • perf SLES for SAP 15 SP5, SLES 15 SP5-LTSS, SLE High Performance Computing 15 SP5-LTSS +1 more 5.14.21-150500.52.5.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2025:21195-1SUSE-SU-2025:21197-1SUSE-SU-2025:4096-1

  • binutils openSUSE Leap 16.0 2.45-160000.1.1
  • bpftool openSUSE Leap 16.0 7.5.0-160000.2.3
  • cross-rx-binutils openSUSE Leap 16.0 2.45-160000.1.1
  • cross-arm-binutils openSUSE Leap 16.0 2.45-160000.1.1
  • cross-avr-binutils openSUSE Leap 16.0 2.45-160000.1.1
  • cross-bpf-binutils openSUSE Leap 16.0 2.45-160000.1.1
  • cross-ppc-binutils openSUSE Leap 16.0 2.45-160000.1.1
  • cross-pru-binutils openSUSE Leap 16.0 2.45-160000.1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2025:20150-1openSUSE-SU-2025:15651-1

  • binutils Alpine 3.21 2.43.1-r3
  • binutils Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 2.44-r2

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2025-3198

Alpine secdb © Alpine Linux, from https://secdb.alpinelinux.org via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • binutils Azure Linux 3.0 2.41-13

azure linux advisories AZL-86922

Azure Linux vulnerability data, Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation, from https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData via OSV, under the MIT licence; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. MIT

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Vendor advisories

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red hat product security vex CVE-2025-3198 updated cvss 3.3

binutils: GNU Binutils objdump bucomm.c display_info memory leak

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 binutils Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 gdb, binutils, gdb-gdbserver Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 gdb, binutils, gdb-headless, gdb-gdbserver, mingw-binutils, mingw32-binutils, +9 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 gdb, binutils, gdb-minimal, gdb-headless, binutils-gold, gdb-gdbserver, +10 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 gdb, binutils, mingw-binutils, mingw32-binutils, mingw64-binutils Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-8, openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9
    affected: no fix available “Fix deferred”
  • Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) rhoai/odh-dashboard-rhel9
    under investigation

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

cisa ICSA-24-102-01 updated cvss 3.3

Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP

  • Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystem
    affected: mitigation, no fix available

Facts from CISA's republication of the vendor's own advisory (CSAF); the linked advisory is the authoritative source. CISA notification · csaf

cisa ICSA-25-162-05 updated cvss 3.3

Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU family

  • Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP (6ES7518-4AX00-1AB0) >= 3.1.5 Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP (6ES7518-4AX00-1AC0) >= 3.1.5 Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP (6ES7518-4FX00-1AB0) >= 3.1.5 Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP (6ES7518-4FX00-1AC0) >= 3.1.5 Siemens SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP (6AG1518-4AX00-4AC0) >= 3.1.5
    affected: mitigation, no fix available

Facts from CISA's republication of the vendor's own advisory (CSAF); the linked advisory is the authoritative source. CISA notification · csaf

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
last yr.

Exploit prediction

0.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 21% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • sourceware.org https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32716 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • sourceware.org https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32716#c0 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • vuldb.com https://vuldb.com/?submit.545773 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 4.0 4.8 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CNA 3.1 3.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CNA 3.0 3.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CNA 2.0 1.7 AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
CNA 4.0 4.8 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
NVD 3.1 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected products

  • GNU Binutils
  • Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP
  • Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP
  • Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystem
  • Siemens SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-401 Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
  • CWE-404 Improper Resource Shutdown or Release

References

Sources

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