CVE-2025-11495

low-risk
Published 2025-10-08

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.

Do I need to act?

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0.03% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 3.3/10 Low
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Gnu

References (8)

Broken Link https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=16393
Exploit https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33502
Exploit https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33502#c3
Patch https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=6b21c8b2ecfef5c95142c...
Permissions Required https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.327620
Third Party Advisory https://vuldb.com/?id.327620
Third Party Advisory https://vuldb.com/?submit.668290
Product https://www.gnu.org/
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low-risk
Severity 13/34 · Low
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal