CVE-2025-11414 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in Binutils

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferCWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read9 documents9 sources
Severity
4.8MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 92.82%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
GNU Binutils
Timeline
PublishedOct 7
Latest updateDec 10

Description

A vulnerability was determined in GNU Binutils 2.45. Affected by this vulnerability is the function get_link_hash_entry of the file bfd/elflink.c of the component Linker. This manipulation causes out-of-bounds read. The attack can only be executed locally. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. Upgrading to version 2.46 addresses this issue. Patch name: aeaaa9af6359c8e394ce9cf24911fec4f4d23703. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

CVSS 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

Affected Packages3 packages

▶Debiangnu/binutils< 2.46-1
▶CVEListV5gnu/binutils2.45
▶NVDgnu/binutils2.45

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-77mm-f2xg-rwg2: A vulnerability was determined in GNU Binutils 2↗2025-10-08
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CVEList
GNU Binutils Linker elflink.c get_link_hash_entry out-of-bounds↗2025-10-07
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OSV
CVE-2025-11414: A vulnerability was determined in GNU Binutils 2↗2025-10-07
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📋Vendor Advisories

4
Ubuntu
GNU binutils vulnerabilities↗2025-12-10
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Microsoft
GNU Binutils Linker elflink.c get_link_hash_entry out-of-bounds↗2025-10-14
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Red Hat
binutils: GNU Binutils Linker elflink.c get_link_hash_entry out-of-bounds↗2025-10-07
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Debian
CVE-2025-11414: binutils - A vulnerability was determined in GNU Binutils 2.45. Affected by this vulnerabil...↗2025
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2025-11414 binutils: GNU Binutils Linker elflink.c get_link_hash_entry out-of-bounds↗2025-10-07
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