CVE-2025-11494: Out-of-Bounds Read in GNU Binutils
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.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in GNU Binutils 2.45 involves an out-of-bounds read in the _bfd_x86_elf_late_size_sections function within the ELF x86 linker code. The flaw allows local attackers with low privileges to read memory outside the intended bounds, potentially leading to information disclosure or program instability. The issue has been publicly disclosed, and a patch commit has been identified to fix the problem.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows a local attacker with low privileges to perform an out-of-bounds read, which may lead to information disclosure or cause the linker to behave unexpectedly. The CVSS score of 4.8 indicates a medium severity impact with no required user interaction and low attack complexity.
Mitigation Recommendations
A patch is available for this vulnerability, identified by commit b6ac5a8a5b82f0ae6a4642c8d7149b325f4cc60a. It is recommended to apply this official fix to GNU Binutils 2.45 to remediate the issue. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation is the responsibility of the system administrator.
CVE-2025-11494: Out-of-Bounds Read in GNU Binutils
Description
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.
CVSS v4.0
Score 4.8medium
Affected software
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in GNU Binutils 2.45 involves an out-of-bounds read in the _bfd_x86_elf_late_size_sections function within the ELF x86 linker code. The flaw allows local attackers with low privileges to read memory outside the intended bounds, potentially leading to information disclosure or program instability. The issue has been publicly disclosed, and a patch commit has been identified to fix the problem.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows a local attacker with low privileges to perform an out-of-bounds read, which may lead to information disclosure or cause the linker to behave unexpectedly. The CVSS score of 4.8 indicates a medium severity impact with no required user interaction and low attack complexity.
Mitigation Recommendations
A patch is available for this vulnerability, identified by commit b6ac5a8a5b82f0ae6a4642c8d7149b325f4cc60a. It is recommended to apply this official fix to GNU Binutils 2.45 to remediate the issue. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation is the responsibility of the system administrator.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- VulDB
- Date Reserved
- 2025-10-08T13:29:48.256Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 68e6bdfa0d022f229cdb3b4b
Added to database: 10/08/2025, 19:39:38 UTC
Last enriched: 07/15/2026, 11:14:44 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:49 UTC
Views: 255
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