Out-of-Bounds Affecting binutils package, versions <2.38-4ubuntu2.10


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.23% (15th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2204-BINUTILS-13173670
  • published25 Nov 2025
  • disclosed27 Sept 2025

Introduced: 27 Sep 2025

CVE-2025-11082  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:22.04 binutils to version 2.38-4ubuntu2.10 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:22.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw has been found in GNU Binutils 2.45. Impacted is the function _bfd_elf_parse_eh_frame of the file bfd/elf-eh-frame.c of the component Linker. Executing manipulation can lead to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack is restricted to local execution. The exploit has been published and may be used. This patch is called ea1a0737c7692737a644af0486b71e4a392cbca8. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue. The code maintainer replied with "[f]ixed for 2.46".

CVSS Base Scores

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