Out-of-bounds Read Affecting binutils package, versions <2.45.1-r1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.02% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CHAINGUARDLATEST-BINUTILS-13916027
  • published12 Nov 2025
  • disclosed7 Oct 2025

Introduced: 7 Oct 2025

CVE-2025-11412  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Chainguard binutils to version 2.45.1-r1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream binutils package and not the binutils package as distributed by Chainguard. See How to fix? for Chainguard relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability has been found in GNU Binutils 2.45. This impacts the function bfd_elf_gc_record_vtentry of the file bfd/elflink.c of the component Linker. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds read. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of the patch is 047435dd988a3975d40c6626a8f739a0b2e154bc. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1