Disclosure summary
An issue was discovered in Binutils before 2.46. The objdump contains a denial-of-service vulnerability when processing a crafted binary with malformed debug information. A logic flaw in the handling of DWARF location list headers can cause objdump to enter an unbounded loop and produce endless output until manually interrupted. This issue affects versions prior to the upstream fix and allows a local attacker to cause excessive resource consumption by supplying a malicious input file.
Source-reported weakness categories
CWE-400
Source-specific records & product guidance
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Microsoft Security Updates (CVRF) · 2026-Mar
Open original source · Updated Aug 06, 2026
An issue was discovered in Binutils before 2.46. The objdump contains a denial-of-service vulnerability when processing a crafted binary with malformed debug information. A logic flaw in the handling of DWARF location list headers can cause objdump to enter an unbounded loop and produce endless output until manually interrupted. This issue affects versions prior to the upstream fix and allows a local attacker to cause excessive resource consumption by supplying a malicious input file.
Maximum of vendor-reported product scores; products and fixed builds are associations, not a universal affected-version statement.
Microsoft maximum product score: 5
| Vendor | Product / association | Version / bounds |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft update guide | cbl2 binutils 2.37-20 on CBL Mariner 2.0 | (MSRC status code 3) |
Original records & references
- NIST NVD record
- CVE Program record
- msrc.microsoft.com — Vendor advisory
PUBLISHED 2026-03-10T21:02:56-04:00
MODIFIED 2026-08-06T20:47:45-04:00
INGESTED 2026-10-08T12:45:08-04:00