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Vulnerability record · CVE-2025-11414 · published 7 October 2025

CVE-2025-11414: Gnu binutils memory buffer overflow vulnerability

Gnu · Binutils

A vulnerability was determined in GNU Binutils 2.45. Affected by this vulnerability is the function get_link_hash_entry of the file bfd/elflink.c of the component Linker. This manipulation causes out-of-bounds read. The attack can only be executed locally. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. Upgrading to version 2.46 addresses this issue. Patch name: aeaaa9af6359c8e394ce9cf24911fec4f4d23703. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

1.9 CVSS 4.0 Low EPSS 0.21% · top 90.6% CWE-119 · Memory buffer overflowCWE-125 · Out-of-bounds read
1.9CVSS 4.0 base score, v2 1.7
0.21%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
9References, 3 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

A vulnerability was determined in GNU Binutils 2.45. Affected by this vulnerability is the function get_link_hash_entry of the file bfd/elflink.c of the component Linker. This manipulation causes out-of-bounds read. The attack can only be executed locally. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. Upgrading to version 2.46 addresses this issue. Patch name: aeaaa9af6359c8e394ce9cf24911fec4f4d23703. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=16361 Broken Link
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33450 ExploitIssue Tracking
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=aeaaa9af6359c8e394ce9cf24911fec4f4d23703 ExploitIssue Tracking
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.327350 Permissions RequiredVDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?id.327350 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?submit.665591 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.gnu.org/ Product
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.html
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33450 ExploitIssue Tracking

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2025-11414), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-28). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.