Disclosure summary
A vulnerability was determined in GNU Binutils 2.45. The affected element is the function elf_x86_64_relocate_section of the file elf64-x86-64.c of the component Linker. This manipulation causes heap-based buffer overflow. The attack can only be executed locally. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. Patch name: 6b21c8b2ecfef5c95142cbc2c32f185cb1c26ab0. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.
Source-reported weakness categories
CWE-119, CWE-122
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-2025-11495
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 Oct 10, 2025
GNU Binutils Linker elf64-x86-64.c elf_x86_64_relocate_section heap-based overflow
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 crash 8.0.1-4 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
- www.gnu.org — Product
- cert-portal.siemens.com
PUBLISHED 2025-10-08T16:15:34-04:00
MODIFIED 2026-10-08T09:10:00-04:00
INGESTED 2026-10-08T12:30:36-04:00