Low3.3Red Hat Linux

Low [CVE-2025-69649] NULL pointer dereference in readelf via crafted ELF binary with malformed header fields

This low-severity Red Hat Linux advisory covers CVE-2025-69649 affecting binutils-main, Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

CVE-2025-69649 Published Mar 6, 2026

CVE-2025-69649

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Summary

NULL pointer dereference in readelf via crafted ELF binary with malformed header fields. Red Hat rates this low (CVSS 3.3).

Weakness: CWE-476. Affected package(s): binutils-main.

Resolved in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:7098 — update the affected packages (`sudo dnf update`).

Affected products named by the advisory: Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

Affected versions

binutils-main-2.45.1-5.hum1

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Fixed versions

RHSA-2026:7098

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 months ago·verify at source

Mitigation checklist

Recommended fix / mitigation

Update the affected package(s) to the fixed version shipped in RHSA-2026:7098 (`sudo dnf update` / `yum update`).

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 months ago·verify at source

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