Out-of-bounds Write Affecting binutils package, versions <0:2.30-113.el8_6.4


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.03% (8th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-BINUTILS-14939716
  • published15 Jan 2026
  • disclosed27 Sept 2025

Introduced: 27 Sep 2025

CVE-2025-11083  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 binutils to version 0:2.30-113.el8_6.4 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2026:0481.

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:8 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