Stack-based Buffer Overflow Affecting binutils package, versions <0:2.45.1-5.hum1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.12% (31st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL10-BINUTILS-15968522
  • published10 Apr 2026
  • disclosed29 Dec 2025

Introduced: 29 Dec 2025

CVE-2025-66865  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-121  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:10 binutils to version 0:2.45.1-5.hum1 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2026:7098.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream binutils package and not the binutils package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in function d_print_comp_inner in file cp-demangle.c in BinUtils 2.26 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted PE file.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1