CVE-2025-11081 GNU Binutils objdump.c dump_dwarf_section out-of-bounds
A local attacker can trigger an out-of-bounds read in GNU Binutils objdump, potentially causing a crash or leaking memory contents.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-11081?
CVE-2025-11081 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Gnu Binutils, published on 27 Sep 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability was detected in GNU Binutils 2.45. This issue affects the function dump_dwarf_section of the file binutils/objdump.c. Performing manipulation results in out-of-bounds read. The attack is only possible with local access. The exploit is now public and may be used. The patch is named f87a66db645caf8cc0e6fc87b0c28c78a38af59b. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-11081?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gnu Binutils.
How do I fix CVE-2025-11081?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2025-11081 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-11081 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Gnu Binutils
Sources
Also known as BELL-CVE-2025-11081, DEBIAN-CVE-2025-11081, ECHO-02ed-f4e0-8842, GHSA-q5cj-48g5-f774, MINI-7h2g-2726-8g6x, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-12-CVE-2025-11081 and 1 more.