Double Free in GNU Binutils
CVE-2025-69650
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. NOTE: this is disputed by third parties because the observed behavior occurred only in pre-release code and did not affect any tagged version.
Vulnerability class: Double Free
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (40.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 41st percentile — 40.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi (Patch)
- sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi
- sourceware.org/git/
- sourceware.org/git/
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-69650?
- CVE-2025-69650 is a high-severity vulnerability in GNU Binutils, classified under Double Free. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-03-06.
- How severe is CVE-2025-69650?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.