Disclosure summary
A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils 2.45. Affected is the function elf_link_add_object_symbols of the file bfd/elflink.c of the component Linker. The manipulation results in out-of-bounds read. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploit has been made public and could be used. Upgrading to version 2.46 is able to address this issue. The patch is identified as 72efdf166aa0ed72ecc69fc2349af6591a7a19c0. Upgrading the affected component is advised.
Source-reported weakness categories
CWE-119, CWE-125
Source-specific records & product guidance
Sources retain their own attribution and scoring. Follow the original record to confirm affected versions, fixed releases, and configuration conditions.
NIST National Vulnerability Database · NVD-CVE-2025-11413
Open original source · Updated Oct 08, 2026
Only CPE matches marked vulnerable=true are indexed. AND/OR platform conditions must be checked in the original NVD record.
| Vendor | Product / association | Version / bounds |
|---|---|---|
| gnu | binutils | 2.45 |
Microsoft Security Updates (CVRF) · 2025-Oct
Open original source · Updated Aug 06, 2026
GNU Binutils Linker elflink.c elf_link_add_object_symbols out-of-bounds
Maximum of vendor-reported product scores; products and fixed builds are associations, not a universal affected-version statement.
Microsoft maximum product score: 3.3
| Vendor | Product / association | Version / bounds |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft update guide | cbl2 binutils 2.37-16 on CBL Mariner 2.0 | (MSRC status code 3) |
| Microsoft update guide | cbl2 binutils 2.37-17 on CBL Mariner 2.0 | (MSRC status code 3) |
| Microsoft update guide | cbl2 gdb 11.2-7 on CBL Mariner 2.0 | (MSRC status code 3) |
| Microsoft update guide | cbl2 gdb 11.2-6 on CBL Mariner 2.0 | (MSRC status code 3) |
Original records & references
- NIST NVD record
- CVE Program record
- sourceware.org — Broken Link
- sourceware.org — Exploit, Issue Tracking
- sourceware.org — Exploit, Issue Tracking
- sourceware.org — Patch
- vuldb.com — Permissions Required, VDB Entry
- vuldb.com — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- vuldb.com — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- vuldb.com
- www.gnu.org — Product
- cert-portal.siemens.com
- sourceware.org — Exploit, Issue Tracking
PUBLISHED 2025-10-07T18:15:34-04:00
MODIFIED 2026-10-08T09:10:00-04:00
INGESTED 2026-10-08T12:30:36-04:00