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Vulnerability · Published Oct 7, 2025 · Assigned by VulDB

CVE-2025-11413GNU Binutils Linker elflink.c elf_link_add_object_symbols 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 13% 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 86.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils 2.45. Affected is the function elf_link_add_object_symbols of the file bfd/elflink.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. Upgrading to version 2.46 is able to address this issue. The patch is identified as 72efdf166aa0ed72ecc69fc2349af6591a7a19c0. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12binutilsno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2025-11413
Debian:13binutilsno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2025-11413
Debian:14binutils2.46-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-11413
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSbinutils2.38-4ubuntu2.12UBUNTU-CVE-2025-11413
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSbinutils2.42-4ubuntu2.8UBUNTU-CVE-2025-11413
Ubuntu:25.10binutils2.45-7ubuntu1.2UBUNTU-CVE-2025-11413

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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