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CVE-2025-11414: GNU Binutils Linker elflink.c get_link_hash_entry out-of-bounds

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2025-10-07 · updated 2026-10-08
• Weakness: CWE-119

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.

Affected products

• GNU Binutils: 2.45

References

• https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=16361
• https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33450
• https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=aeaaa9af6359c8e394ce9cf24911fec4f4d23703
• https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.327350
• https://vuldb.com/?id.327350
• https://vuldb.com/?submit.665591
• https://www.gnu.org/
• https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.html
• https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33450

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