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TI-2025-10149 Aliases CVE-2025-11081GHSA-q5cj-48g5-f774

GNU Binutils objdump.c dump_dwarf_section out-of-bounds

Priority LOW 21CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Low
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 1 fixed, 9 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00208 10th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 3 exploit referencesTagged by NVD and the CNA
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 1 fixed, 9 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
GNUBinutils2.45—No fix listedCNA
  • Binutils VendorGNU Affected 2.45 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.45:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.45VulnerableGNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.45:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.45 Vulnerable ·GNU

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2026:7098 Released 2026-04-08 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Hardened Images binutils-2.45.1-5.hum1@aarch64, binutils-2.45.1-5.hum1@src, binutils-2.45.1-5.hum1@x86_64 +6

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Migration Toolkit for ContainersAffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Migration Toolkit for VirtualizationAffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI)Affected—
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Hardened ImagesFixed RHSA-2026:7098
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-11081
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q5cj-48g5-f774
  3. 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat

References

Exploit 3

Patch 1

Other 1

  • TI-2020-13695 An issue was discovered in binutils libbfd.c 2.36 relating to the auxiliary symbol data… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2025-42907 GNU Binutils thru 2.46 readelf contains a double free vulnerability when processing a… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2025-41071 An issue was discovered in function d_print_comp_inner in file cp-demangle.c in BinUtils… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2025-41069 An issue was discovered in function d_discriminator in file cp-demangle.c in BinUtils… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2025-41068 A buffer overflow vulnerability in function gnu_special in file cplus-dem.c in BinUtils… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2021-21105 Heap-based Buffer Overflow in function bfd_getl32 in Binutils objdump 3.37. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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