Is CVE-2025-8225 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2025-8225 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2025-8225?

CVE-2025-8225 has a CVSS v3 base score of 3.3 (LOW).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2025-8225?

CVE-2025-8225 has an EPSS score of 0.22% (13th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2025-8225?

Upgrade binutils on debian unstable to 2.45-3 or later. Fixes are available for 3 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2025-8225

LOW

3.3

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils 2.44 and classified as problematic. This issue affects the function process_debug_info of the file binutils/dwarf.c of the component DWARF Section Handler. The manipulation leads to memory leak. Attacking locally is a requirement. The identifier of the patch is e51fdff7d2e538c0e5accdd65649ac68e6e0ddd4. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

CWE-401Missing Release of Memory (Memory Leak)CWE-404

How to fix

Remediation Available

binutilsDebian

Fixed in:2.45-3CVE-2025-8225

binutilsUbuntu

Fixed in:2.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm7USN-7899-1

Fixed in:2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm13USN-7899-1

Fixed in:2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm5USN-7899-1

Fixed in:2.34-6ubuntu1.11+esm1USN-7899-1

Fixed in:2.38-4ubuntu2.10USN-7847-1

Fixed in:2.38-4ubuntu2.11USN-7899-1

Fixed in:2.42-4ubuntu2.7USN-7899-1

Fixed in:2.42-4ubuntu2.6USN-7847-1

Fixed in:2.45-7ubuntu1.1USN-7899-1

binutils-multiarchUbuntu

Fixed in:2.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm7USN-7899-1

Fixed in:2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm13USN-7899-1

Fixed in:2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm5USN-7899-1

Fixed in:2.34-6ubuntu1.11+esm1USN-7899-1

Fixed in:2.38-4ubuntu2.11USN-7899-1

Fixed in:2.38-4ubuntu2.10USN-7847-1

Fixed in:2.42-4ubuntu2.6USN-7847-1

Fixed in:2.42-4ubuntu2.7USN-7899-1

Fixed in:2.45-7ubuntu1.1USN-7899-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityLow

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Exploit Intelligence

0.22%probability of exploitation in 30 days

13thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 13% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

gitlab.com

Exploit1

vuldb.com

Third-Party Advisory1

vuldb.com

VDB Entry1

vuldb.com

Product1

gnu.org

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-401 (Missing Release of Memory (Memory Leak)) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2020-13934	High	7.5	64%	-	Fix
CVE-2016-6304	High	7.5	63%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-12265	Medium	5.3	55%	-	Fix
CVE-2001-0136	Medium	5.0	45%	-	-
CVE-2016-4232	High	7.5	36%	-	-
CVE-2001-0543	Medium	5.0	21%	-	-

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