Out-of-Bounds Affecting binutils package, versions <2.45.50.20251201-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.24% (14th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-BINUTILS-17992951
  • published16 Jul 2026
  • disclosed8 Oct 2025

Introduced: 8 Oct 2025

CVE-2025-11495  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest binutils to version 2.45.50.20251201-1 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 Echo. See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability was determined in GNU Binutils 2.45. The affected element is the function elf_x86_64_relocate_section of the file elf64-x86-64.c of the component Linker. This manipulation causes heap-based buffer overflow. The attack can only be executed locally. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. Patch name: 6b21c8b2ecfef5c95142cbc2c32f185cb1c26ab0. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1