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.
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| Description | 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. | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
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Updated: 2026-03-06T18:14:15.393Z
Reserved: 2026-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2025-69650
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-03-06T19:16:10.773
Modified: 2026-03-06T19:16:10.773
Link: CVE-2025-69650
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