Red Hat Security Advisory: binutils security update
The binutils packages provide a collection of binary utilities for the manipulation of object code in various object file formats. It includes the ar, as, gprof, ld, nm, objcopy, objdump, ranlib, readelf, size, strings, strip, and addr2line utilities. Security Fix(es): * binutils: GNU Binutils Linker heap-based overflow (CVE-2025-11082) * binutils: GNU Binutils Linker heap-based overflow (CVE-2025-11083) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The binutils package, which includes various binary utilities such as the linker, contains two heap-based overflow vulnerabilities identified as CVE-2025-11082 and CVE-2025-11083. These vulnerabilities affect the GNU Binutils Linker and could potentially lead to memory corruption. Red Hat has issued a security advisory (RHSA-2025:23306) rating the impact as moderate and has released updated packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and its extended support versions to fix these issues. The advisory references the CVE pages for detailed impact and scoring information. No known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities involve heap-based overflows in the GNU Binutils Linker, which could lead to memory corruption. The Red Hat advisory rates the security impact as moderate. No exploits in the wild are currently known. The affected software is widely used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and its extended support variants, potentially affecting systems using these versions if unpatched.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated binutils packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and its extended update and lifecycle support versions that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the security update as detailed in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:23306 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 to remediate the issue. Patch status is confirmed as available. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
Red Hat Security Advisory: binutils security update
Description
The binutils packages provide a collection of binary utilities for the manipulation of object code in various object file formats. It includes the ar, as, gprof, ld, nm, objcopy, objdump, ranlib, readelf, size, strings, strip, and addr2line utilities. Security Fix(es): * binutils: GNU Binutils Linker heap-based overflow (CVE-2025-11082) * binutils: GNU Binutils Linker heap-based overflow (CVE-2025-11083) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
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Technical Analysis
The binutils package, which includes various binary utilities such as the linker, contains two heap-based overflow vulnerabilities identified as CVE-2025-11082 and CVE-2025-11083. These vulnerabilities affect the GNU Binutils Linker and could potentially lead to memory corruption. Red Hat has issued a security advisory (RHSA-2025:23306) rating the impact as moderate and has released updated packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and its extended support versions to fix these issues. The advisory references the CVE pages for detailed impact and scoring information. No known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities involve heap-based overflows in the GNU Binutils Linker, which could lead to memory corruption. The Red Hat advisory rates the security impact as moderate. No exploits in the wild are currently known. The affected software is widely used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and its extended support variants, potentially affecting systems using these versions if unpatched.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated binutils packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and its extended update and lifecycle support versions that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the security update as detailed in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:23306 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 to remediate the issue. Patch status is confirmed as available. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2025:23306
- Cve Count
- 2
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2025-11083"]
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a3da1d84853345fc1828374
Added to database: 06/25/2026, 21:47:04 UTC
Last enriched: 06/25/2026, 22:18:08 UTC
Last updated: 06/29/2026, 14:51:10 UTC
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