CVE-2025-11081
Description
A vulnerability was detected in GNU Binutils 2.45. This issue affects the function dump_dwarf_section of the file binutils/objdump.c. Performing manipulation results in out-of-bounds read. The attack is only possible with local access. The exploit is now public and may be used. The patch is named f87a66db645caf8cc0e6fc87b0c28c78a38af59b. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | affected | |
| debian | bullseye | affected | |
| debian | forky | fixed | 2.46-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 2.46-1 |
| debian | trixie | affected | |
| sles | affected | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| gnu | binutils | 2.45 | |
References
- https://github.com/user-attachments/files/20623354/hdf5_crash_3.txt
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33406
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33406#c2
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=f87a66db645caf8cc0e6fc87b0c28c78a38af59b
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.326122
- https://vuldb.com/?id.326122
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.661275
- https://www.gnu.org/
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-11081
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-11081.html
CWEs
CWE-119 CWE-125
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.