GNU Binutils 2.45 binutils/objdump.c dump_dwarf_section out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils 2.45. It has been declared as problematic. Impacted is the function dump_dwarf_section of the file binutils/objdump.c. Executing a manipulation can lead to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2025-11081. The attack is restricted to local execution. Moreover, an exploit is present. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils 2.45. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function dump_dwarf_section of the file binutils/objdump.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect availability.

The advisory is available at sourceware.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-11081. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.

It is possible to download the exploit at github.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 266089 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-11081), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Applying the patch f87a66db645caf8cc0e6fc87b0c28c78a38af59b is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at sourceware.org.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (266089), EUVD (EUVD-2025-31443) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-2144). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Affected

  • F5 F5OS
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Fedora Linux
  • Ubuntu Linux
  • SUSE Linux
  • Oracle Linux
  • SUSE openSUSE
  • RESF Rocky Linux
  • IBM App Connect Enterprise
  • Open Source binutils
  • Red Hat OpenShift
  • IBM QRadar SIEM

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.9

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔒
Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 266089
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-11081

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: f87a66db645caf8cc0e6fc87b0c28c78a38af59b

Timelineinfo

09/26/2025 Advisory disclosed
09/26/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
02/08/2026 +135 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnu.org

Advisory: 33406
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2025-11081 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-11081
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-326122
EUVD: 🔒
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-2144 - binutils: Mehrere Schwachstellen

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 09/26/2025 15:44
Updated: 02/08/2026 20:38
Changes: 09/26/2025 15:44 (61), 09/28/2025 00:34 (30), 09/28/2025 05:16 (1), 09/30/2025 11:18 (2), 10/01/2025 02:16 (7), 10/04/2025 02:38 (11), 10/16/2025 16:54 (1), 10/30/2025 11:37 (1), 11/17/2025 19:31 (1), 12/20/2025 01:00 (1), 02/08/2026 20:38 (1)
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Submitter: JJLeo
Cache ID: 216:CE0:103

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