CVE-2025-11413 GNU Binutils Linker elflink.c elf_link_add_object_symbols out-of-bounds
A local attacker can trigger an out-of-bounds read in the GNU Binutils linker, 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-2025-11413?
CVE-2025-11413 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Gnu Binutils, published on 7 Oct 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-11413?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gnu Binutils.
How do I fix CVE-2025-11413?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2025-11413 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-11413 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Gnu Binutils
Sources
Also known as BELL-CVE-2025-11413, DEBIAN-CVE-2025-11413, ECHO-14de-4bf8-39bb, GHSA-w337-wphv-g4vh, MINI-xx49-692h-5rcm, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-12-CVE-2025-11413 and 1 more.