CVE-2025-11495

Public on 2025-10-08
Modified on 2025-10-13
Description
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.
Severity
Medium severity
Medium
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CVSS v3 Base Score
4.4
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 2 - Core binutils Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2023 binutils Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2 - Core gcc10-binutils Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2 - Core gdb Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2023 gdb Pending Fix

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 4.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L