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Vulnerability · Published Oct 7, 2025 · Assigned by VulDB

CVE-2025-11412GNU Binutils Linker elflink.c bfd_elf_gc_record_vtentry out-of-bounds

Low 3.3

In plain English

A low-severity out-of-bounds read in Binutils from GNU. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 11% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)3.3Low
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 89.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A vulnerability has been found in GNU Binutils 2.45. This impacts the function bfd_elf_gc_record_vtentry of the file bfd/elflink.c of the component Linker. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds read. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of the patch is 047435dd988a3975d40c6626a8f739a0b2e154bc. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12binutilsno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2025-11412
Debian:13binutilsno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2025-11412
Debian:14binutils2.46-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-11412
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSbinutils2.38-4ubuntu2.12UBUNTU-CVE-2025-11412
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSbinutils2.42-4ubuntu2.8UBUNTU-CVE-2025-11412
Ubuntu:25.10binutils2.45-7ubuntu1.2UBUNTU-CVE-2025-11412

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
GNU Binutils 2.45

Weakness: CWE-125, CWE-119 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

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