Out-of-Bounds Affecting binutils-dev package, versions <2.45-r1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.02% (4th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-MINIMOSLATEST-BINUTILSDEV-13325205
  • published6 Oct 2025
  • disclosed27 Sept 2025

Introduced: 27 Sep 2025

CVE-2025-11083  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Minimos:latest binutils-dev to version 2.45-r1 or higher.

NVD Description

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

A vulnerability has been found in GNU Binutils 2.45. The affected element is the function elf_swap_shdr in the library bfd/elfcode.h of the component Linker. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack must be carried out locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of the patch is 9ca499644a21ceb3f946d1c179c38a83be084490. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch. The code maintainer replied with "[f]ixed for 2.46".

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1