CVE-2025-11494
GNU Binutils Linker elfxx-x86.c _bfd_x86_elf_late_size_sections out-of-bounds
LOW 1.9EPSS 0.2%
A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils 2.45. Impacted is the function _bfd_x86_elf_late_size_sections of the file bfd/elfxx-x86.c of the component Linker. The manipulation results in out-of-bounds read. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploit has been made public and could be used. The patch is identified as b6ac5a8a5b82f0ae6a4642c8d7149b325f4cc60a. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.
- Affected
- GNU · Binutils
- CVSS v4.0 VULDB
- 1.9 LOW
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 - CVSS v3.1 NVD
- 5.5 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS v3.1 VULDB
- 3.3 LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - CVSS v2.0 VULDB
- 1.7 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P - EPSS
- 0.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 11th percentile
- Published
- 2025-10-08
- Updated
- 2026-10-15
Proof-of-concept exploits (1)
Security advisories
- https://vuldb.com/?id.327619
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.668281
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=b6ac5a8a5b82f0ae6a4642c8d7149b…
- https://www.gnu.org
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33499
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33499#c2