---
id: CVE-2025-8224
title: >-
  A vulnerability has been found in GNU Binutils 2.44 and classified as
  problematic
summary: >-
  A vulnerability has been found in GNU Binutils 2.44 and classified as
  problematic. This vulnerability affects the function bfd_elf_get_str_section
  of the file bfd/elf.c of the component BFD Library. The manipulation leads to
  null pointer…
severity: low
cvss: 3.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'
cwe:
  - CWE-404
  - CWE-476
vendor: gnu
product: binutils
affected:
  - binutils = 2.44
published: '2025-07-27'
updated: '2026-10-15'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-15T02:18:27.030'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-8224'
references:
  - url: 'https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=15680'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32109'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32109#c2'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: >-
      https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=db856d41004301b3a56438efd957ef5cabb91530
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.317812'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/?id.317812'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/?submit.621878'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://www.gnu.org/'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.html'
    label: 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e
  - url: 'https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html'
    label: 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00241
epssPercentile: 0.1414
ingestedAt: '2026-10-15T03:30:12.817Z'
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2025-07-28T16:59:03.296958Z'
---

## Overview

A vulnerability has been found in GNU Binutils 2.44 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function bfd_elf_get_str_section of the file bfd/elf.c of the component BFD Library. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The name of the patch is db856d41004301b3a56438efd957ef5cabb91530. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

## Affected

- `binutils = 2.44`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.