Description
A vulnerability was determined in GNU Binutils 2.45. Affected by this vulnerability is the function get_link_hash_entry of the file bfd/elflink.c of the component Linker. This manipulation causes out-of-bounds read. The attack can only be executed locally. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. Upgrading to version 2.46 addresses this issue. Patch name: aeaaa9af6359c8e394ce9cf24911fec4f4d23703. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.
Published: 2025-10-07
Score: 4.8 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7919-1 GNU binutils vulnerabilities
History

Tue, 12 May 2026 13:30:00 +0000

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Tue, 24 Feb 2026 07:00:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 15:30:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.45:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Fri, 10 Oct 2025 00:15:00 +0000

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References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Low


Wed, 08 Oct 2025 18:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 08 Oct 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Gnu
Gnu binutils
Vendors & Products Gnu
Gnu binutils

Tue, 07 Oct 2025 22:45:00 +0000

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Description A vulnerability was determined in GNU Binutils 2.45. Affected by this vulnerability is the function get_link_hash_entry of the file bfd/elflink.c of the component Linker. This manipulation causes out-of-bounds read. The attack can only be executed locally. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. Upgrading to version 2.46 addresses this issue. Patch name: aeaaa9af6359c8e394ce9cf24911fec4f4d23703. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.
Title GNU Binutils Linker elflink.c get_link_hash_entry out-of-bounds
Weaknesses CWE-119
CWE-125
References
Metrics cvssV2_0

{'score': 1.7, 'vector': 'AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C'}

cvssV3_0

{'score': 3.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 4.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulDB

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-12T12:02:51.013Z

Reserved: 2025-10-07T10:40:48.563Z

Link: CVE-2025-11414

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-12T12:02:51.013Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2025-10-07T23:15:33.053

Modified: 2026-05-12T13:16:28.863

Link: CVE-2025-11414

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2025-10-07T22:32:07Z

Links: CVE-2025-11414 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-10-08T13:35:00Z

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