Distribution advisory
This page covers CVE-2025-8225 as tracked by Alpine, for the package binutils. The fix is available in version 2.44-r3; earlier versions remain affected.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity none, availability low.
CVSS metrics in full
The score comes from this vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- Attack vector: Local — a local account, shell or session on the host is needed.
- Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
- Attack requirements: None — no deployment-specific condition has to hold.
- Privileges required: Low — an ordinary user account is enough.
- User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
- Confidentiality impact: None.
- Integrity impact: None.
- Availability impact: Low — limited, and the attacker does not choose what is affected.
Weakness class
ALPINE-CVE-2025-8225 is classified as CWE-401: Memory Leak. Allocated memory is never released, so long-running or repeated operations gradually exhaust it.
Affected software
ALPINE-CVE-2025-8225 is recorded against 1 package.
- binutils (fixed in 2.44-r3)
Timeline and source
Published on 27 July 2025 and last revised on 15 June 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
security.alpinelinux.org (Advisory)
Other advisories for this package
binutils has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:
Same weakness in other software
These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-401: Memory Leak) in other software:
