CVE-2025-11083

CWE-119 — Buffer OverflowCWE-122 — Heap-based Buffer OverflowCWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write11 documents9 sources
Severity
4.8MEDIUM
EPSS
0.0%
top 93.63%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
GNU Binutils
Timeline
PublishedSep 27
Latest updateDec 10

Description

A vulnerability has been found in GNU Binutils 2.45. The affected element is the function elf_swap_shdr in the library bfd/elfcode.h of the component Linker. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack must be carried out locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of the patch is 9ca499644a21ceb3f946d1c179c38a83be084490. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch. The code maintainer replied with "[f]ixed for 2.46".

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Affected Packages4 packages

▶Debianbinutils< 2.46-1
▶Ubuntubinutils< 2.38-4ubuntu2.10+1
▶CVEListV5gnu/binutils2.45
▶NVDgnu/binutils2.45

Patches

Patch: sourceware.org ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

4
OSV
binutils vulnerabilities↗2025-10-29
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GHSA
GHSA-fmx9-hrmg-3x9v: A vulnerability has been found in GNU Binutils 2↗2025-09-28
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OSV
CVE-2025-11083: A vulnerability has been found in GNU Binutils 2↗2025-09-27
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CVEList
GNU Binutils Linker elfcode.h elf_swap_shdr heap-based overflow↗2025-09-27
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📋Vendor Advisories

5
Ubuntu
GNU binutils vulnerabilities↗2025-12-10
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Ubuntu
GNU binutils vulnerabilities↗2025-10-29
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Red Hat
binutils: GNU Binutils Linker heap-based overflow↗2025-09-27
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Microsoft
GNU Binutils Linker elfcode.h elf_swap_shdr heap-based overflow↗2025-09-09
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Debian
CVE-2025-11083: binutils - A vulnerability has been found in GNU Binutils 2.45. The affected element is the...↗2025
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2025-11083 binutils: GNU Binutils Linker heap-based overflow↗2025-09-28
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CVE-2025-11083 (MEDIUM CVSS 4.8) | A vulnerability has been found in G | cvebase.io