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low 3.3

CVE-2025-11413 json

GNU Binutils Linker elflink.c elf_link_add_object_symbols out-of-bounds

published 2025-10-07 13 mo ago modified 2026-10-15 25 d ago also EUVD-2025-31864

cvss
3.3
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.2%
EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 13%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • GNU Binutils 2.46
  • binutils Debian 14 2.46-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2025-11413

  • binutils Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 2.38-4ubuntu2.12
  • binutils Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 2.42-4ubuntu2.8
  • binutils Ubuntu 25.10 2.45-7ubuntu1.2
  • binutils Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS 2.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm8
  • binutils Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm14
  • binutils Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm13
  • binutils Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS 2.34-6ubuntu1.11+esm2

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2025-11413

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • binutils hummingbird 1 2.45.1-5.hum1
  • binutils-gold hummingbird 1 2.45.1-5.hum1
  • binutils-gprofng hummingbird 1 2.45.1-5.hum1

red hat advisories RHSA-2026:7098

  • binutils SLES 16.0, Linux Micro 6.2, SLES for SAP applications 16.0 2.45-160000.1.1
  • bpftool SLES for SAP applications 16.0, SLES 16.0 7.5.0-160000.2.3
  • binutils SLES for SAP 15 SP5, SLES for SAP 15 SP4, SLES for SAP 15 SP3 +18 more 2.45-150100.7.57.1
  • perf SLE Module for Development Tools 15 SP6, openSUSE Leap 15.6 6.4.0.git33229.a3afe13a7f-150600.3.17.1
  • perf SLE Module for Development Tools 15 SP7 6.4.0.git54263.0aad576b1c-150700.3.2.2
  • perf SLES for SAP 15 SP3, SLES 15 SP3-LTSS, SLE High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS +1 more 5.3.18-150300.38.7.1
  • perf SLES for SAP 15 SP4, SLES 15 SP4-LTSS, SLE High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS +1 more 5.14.21-150400.44.20.1
  • perf SLES for SAP 15 SP5, SLES 15 SP5-LTSS, SLE High Performance Computing 15 SP5-LTSS +1 more 5.14.21-150500.52.5.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2025:21195-1SUSE-SU-2025:21197-1SUSE-SU-2025:4096-1

  • binutils openSUSE Leap 16.0 2.45-160000.1.1
  • bpftool openSUSE Leap 16.0 7.5.0-160000.2.3
  • cross-rx-binutils openSUSE Leap 16.0 2.45-160000.1.1
  • cross-arm-binutils openSUSE Leap 16.0 2.45-160000.1.1
  • cross-avr-binutils openSUSE Leap 16.0 2.45-160000.1.1
  • cross-bpf-binutils openSUSE Leap 16.0 2.45-160000.1.1
  • cross-ppc-binutils openSUSE Leap 16.0 2.45-160000.1.1
  • cross-pru-binutils openSUSE Leap 16.0 2.45-160000.1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2025:20150-1openSUSE-SU-2025:15651-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2025-11413 updated cvss 4.4

binutils: GNU Binutils Linker elflink.c elf_link_add_object_symbols out-of-bounds

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 binutils Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 gdb, binutils, gdb-gdbserver
    affected: workaround, no fix planned “Out of support scope”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 gdb, binutils, gdb-headless, gdb-gdbserver, mingw-binutils, mingw32-binutils, +9 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 gdb, binutils, gdb-minimal, gdb-headless, binutils-gold, gdb-gdbserver, +13 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 gdb, binutils, mingw-binutils, mingw32-binutils, mingw64-binutils, gcc-toolset-15-binutils Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-8, openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9
    affected: workaround, no fix available “Fix deferred”
  • Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) rhoai/odh-dashboard-rhel9
    under investigation
  • Red Hat Hardened Images binutils 2.45.1-5.hum1, binutils-gold 2.45.1-5.hum1, binutils-gprofng 2.45.1-5.hum1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:7098

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

cisa ICSA-25-162-05 updated cvss 3.3

Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU family

  • Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP (6ES7518-4AX00-1AB0) >= 3.1.5 Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP (6ES7518-4AX00-1AC0) >= 3.1.5 Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP (6ES7518-4FX00-1AB0) >= 3.1.5 Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP (6ES7518-4FX00-1AC0) >= 3.1.5 Siemens SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP (6AG1518-4AX00-4AC0) >= 3.1.5
    affected: mitigation, no fix available

Facts from CISA's republication of the vendor's own advisory (CSAF); the linked advisory is the authoritative source. CISA notification · csaf

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
13 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 13% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • sourceware.org https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33452 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • sourceware.org https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=16362 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • sourceware.org https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33456#c10 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 4.0 4.8 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
CNA 3.1 3.3 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
CNA 3.0 3.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CNA 2.0 1.7 AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C
CNA 4.0 1.9 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:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CNA 3.1 3.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
NVD 3.1 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CNA 2.0 1.7 AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products

  • GNU Binutils
  • Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP
  • Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP
  • Siemens SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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