# 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.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.8 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P`)
- **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:** Yes
- **Published:** 27 Sep 2025
- **Updated:** 29 Sep 2025
- **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, UBUNTU-CVE-2025-11081

## 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.

Weakness: CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read), CWE-119 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-11081?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Gnu Binutils.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-11081?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## 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

- [CVE-2017-7614](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-7614/): Null dereference in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2014-9939](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-9939/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-7226](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-7226/): Information disclosure in n/a (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2017-6969](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-6969/): Information disclosure in n/a (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2020-19726](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-19726/): Denial of service in n/a (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-11081 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-11081 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Gnu Binutils. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-11081/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-11081/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-11081
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-11081
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-11081

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