Buffer overflow in Binutils - CVE-2025-11494

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Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU116974

Buffer overflow in Binutils - CVE-2025-11494

Published: October 14, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU116974
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-11494
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the _bfd_x86_elf_late_size_sections() function in bfd/elfxx-x86.c. A local user can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.


Affected software

Binutils
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3
SUSE Manager Server 4.3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Manager Proxy
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server
SUSE Manager Server
SUSE Enterprise Storage
Ubuntu
Development Tools Module
Basesystem Module
SUSE Package Hub 15
openSUSE Leap
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications
openEuler
Fedora
libuct0-debuginfo
libucp0
libucp0-debuginfo
libucs-devel
libucm0-64bit
openucx-tools
libuct0-64bit-debuginfo
libuct0-64bit
libucs0-64bit-debuginfo
libuct-devel
libucp0-64bit-debuginfo
libucp0-64bit
libucm0-64bit-debuginfo
libucs0-debuginfo
openucx-tools-debuginfo
libucp-devel
libucm0-debuginfo
libucm-devel
libucm0
libucs0-64bit
libuct0
openucx-debugsource
libucs0
openucx-debuginfo
binutils (Ubuntu package)
mingw-binutils
cross-s390-binutils
cross-pru-binutils-debuginfo
cross-xtensa-binutils-debuginfo
cross-i386-binutils
cross-ppc64-binutils-debugsource
cross-epiphany-binutils-debuginfo
cross-rx-binutils
cross-bpf-binutils
cross-i386-binutils-debugsource
libctf-nobfd0-debuginfo
cross-xtensa-binutils-debugsource
cross-xtensa-binutils
binutils-debuginfo
cross-avr-binutils-debugsource
cross-sparc-binutils-debugsource
cross-mips-binutils
cross-hppa-binutils-debugsource
cross-ppc64-binutils-debuginfo
cross-avr-binutils
cross-rx-binutils-debugsource
cross-hppa-binutils-debuginfo
cross-spu-binutils
cross-epiphany-binutils
libctf0
cross-ia64-binutils
cross-spu-binutils-debugsource
cross-ppc-binutils
cross-sparc64-binutils
libctf-nobfd0
cross-m68k-binutils-debugsource
cross-hppa-binutils
binutils-devel
cross-ppc-binutils-debuginfo
binutils
cross-riscv64-binutils
cross-hppa64-binutils-debugsource
cross-s390-binutils-debuginfo
binutils-debugsource
cross-hppa64-binutils
cross-m68k-binutils-debuginfo
cross-s390-binutils-debugsource
cross-ppc-binutils-debugsource
cross-mips-binutils-debugsource
cross-i386-binutils-debuginfo
cross-sparc-binutils
cross-rx-binutils-debuginfo
cross-ppc64le-binutils-debugsource
cross-ia64-binutils-debuginfo
cross-ia64-binutils-debugsource
cross-avr-binutils-debuginfo
cross-sparc64-binutils-debuginfo
binutils-devel-32bit
cross-aarch64-binutils-debuginfo
cross-aarch64-binutils
cross-aarch64-binutils-debugsource
cross-epiphany-binutils-debugsource
cross-ppc64le-binutils
cross-ppc64le-binutils-debuginfo
cross-s390x-binutils-debuginfo
cross-s390x-binutils
cross-s390x-binutils-debugsource
cross-x86_64-binutils-debuginfo
cross-x86_64-binutils
cross-x86_64-binutils-debugsource
cross-spu-binutils-debuginfo
cross-pru-binutils
cross-arm-binutils-debuginfo
cross-arm-binutils
cross-bpf-binutils-debuginfo
cross-pru-binutils-debugsource
cross-sparc64-binutils-debugsource
cross-riscv64-binutils-debuginfo
cross-m68k-binutils
cross-ppc64-binutils
cross-riscv64-binutils-debugsource
cross-hppa64-binutils-debuginfo
cross-sparc-binutils-debuginfo
libctf0-debuginfo
cross-bpf-binutils-debugsource
cross-arm-binutils-debugsource
cross-mips-binutils-debuginfo
gprofng
gprofng-debuginfo
perf-debuginfo
perf-debugsource
perf
perf-devel
perf-gtk
perf-gtk-debuginfo
perf-bash-completion
bpftool-bash-completion
bpftool
bpftool-debugsource
bpftool-debuginfo
gdb
gdb-debuginfo
gdb-debugsource
gdb-gdbserver
gdb-headless
gdb-help

How to mitigate CVE-2025-11494

Install updates from vendor's website.

libuct0-debuginfo - addressed in versions 1.9.0-150300.4.2.5, 1.11.1-150400.4.2.1, 1.13.1-150500.4.2.5, 1.15.0-150600.3.5.2, 1.17.0-150700.4.2.7
libucp0 - addressed in versions 1.9.0-150300.4.2.5, 1.11.1-150400.4.2.1, 1.13.1-150500.4.2.5, 1.15.0-150600.3.5.2, 1.17.0-150700.4.2.7
libucp0-debuginfo - addressed in versions 1.9.0-150300.4.2.5, 1.11.1-150400.4.2.1, 1.13.1-150500.4.2.5, 1.15.0-150600.3.5.2, 1.17.0-150700.4.2.7
libucs-devel - addressed in versions 1.9.0-150300.4.2.5, 1.11.1-150400.4.2.1, 1.13.1-150500.4.2.5, 1.15.0-150600.3.5.2, 1.17.0-150700.4.2.7
libucm0-64bit - addressed in versions 1.9.0-150300.4.2.5, 1.11.1-150400.4.2.1
openucx-tools - addressed in versions 1.9.0-150300.4.2.5, 1.11.1-150400.4.2.1, 1.13.1-150500.4.2.5, 1.15.0-150600.3.5.2, 1.17.0-150700.4.2.7
libuct0-64bit-debuginfo - addressed in versions 1.9.0-150300.4.2.5, 1.11.1-150400.4.2.1
libuct0-64bit - addressed in versions 1.9.0-150300.4.2.5, 1.11.1-150400.4.2.1
libucs0-64bit-debuginfo - addressed in versions 1.9.0-150300.4.2.5, 1.11.1-150400.4.2.1
libuct-devel - addressed in versions 1.9.0-150300.4.2.5, 1.11.1-150400.4.2.1, 1.13.1-150500.4.2.5, 1.15.0-150600.3.5.2, 1.17.0-150700.4.2.7
libucp0-64bit-debuginfo - addressed in versions 1.9.0-150300.4.2.5, 1.11.1-150400.4.2.1
libucp0-64bit - addressed in versions 1.9.0-150300.4.2.5, 1.11.1-150400.4.2.1
libucm0-64bit-debuginfo - addressed in versions 1.9.0-150300.4.2.5, 1.11.1-150400.4.2.1
libucs0-debuginfo - addressed in versions 1.9.0-150300.4.2.5, 1.11.1-150400.4.2.1, 1.13.1-150500.4.2.5, 1.15.0-150600.3.5.2, 1.17.0-150700.4.2.7
openucx-tools-debuginfo - addressed in versions 1.9.0-150300.4.2.5, 1.11.1-150400.4.2.1, 1.13.1-150500.4.2.5, 1.15.0-150600.3.5.2, 1.17.0-150700.4.2.7
libucp-devel - addressed in versions 1.9.0-150300.4.2.5, 1.11.1-150400.4.2.1, 1.13.1-150500.4.2.5, 1.15.0-150600.3.5.2, 1.17.0-150700.4.2.7
libucm0-debuginfo - addressed in versions 1.9.0-150300.4.2.5, 1.11.1-150400.4.2.1, 1.13.1-150500.4.2.5, 1.15.0-150600.3.5.2, 1.17.0-150700.4.2.7
libucm-devel - addressed in versions 1.9.0-150300.4.2.5, 1.11.1-150400.4.2.1, 1.13.1-150500.4.2.5, 1.15.0-150600.3.5.2, 1.17.0-150700.4.2.7
libucm0 - addressed in versions 1.9.0-150300.4.2.5, 1.11.1-150400.4.2.1, 1.13.1-150500.4.2.5, 1.15.0-150600.3.5.2, 1.17.0-150700.4.2.7
libucs0-64bit - addressed in versions 1.9.0-150300.4.2.5, 1.11.1-150400.4.2.1
libuct0 - addressed in versions 1.9.0-150300.4.2.5, 1.11.1-150400.4.2.1, 1.13.1-150500.4.2.5, 1.15.0-150600.3.5.2, 1.17.0-150700.4.2.7
openucx-debugsource - addressed in versions 1.9.0-150300.4.2.5, 1.11.1-150400.4.2.1, 1.13.1-150500.4.2.5, 1.15.0-150600.3.5.2, 1.17.0-150700.4.2.7
libucs0 - addressed in versions 1.9.0-150300.4.2.5, 1.11.1-150400.4.2.1, 1.13.1-150500.4.2.5, 1.15.0-150600.3.5.2, 1.17.0-150700.4.2.7
openucx-debuginfo - addressed in versions 1.13.1-150500.4.2.5, 1.15.0-150600.3.5.2, 1.17.0-150700.4.2.7
binutils (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 2.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm8, 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm14, 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm13, 2.34-6ubuntu1.11+esm2, 2.38-4ubuntu2.12, 2.42-4ubuntu2.8, 2.44-3ubuntu1.3, 2.45-7ubuntu1.2
mingw-binutils - addressed in versions 2.43.1-5.fc42, 2.45-2.fc43
cross-s390-binutils - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-pru-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-xtensa-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-i386-binutils - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-ppc64-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-epiphany-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-rx-binutils - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-bpf-binutils - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-i386-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
libctf-nobfd0-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.45-150100.7.57.1, 2.45-160000.1.1
cross-xtensa-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-xtensa-binutils - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
binutils-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.45-150100.7.57.1, 2.45-160000.1.1
cross-avr-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-sparc-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-mips-binutils - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-hppa-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-ppc64-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-avr-binutils - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-rx-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-hppa-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-spu-binutils - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-epiphany-binutils - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
libctf0 - addressed in versions 2.45-150100.7.57.1, 2.45-160000.1.1
cross-ia64-binutils - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-spu-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-ppc-binutils - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-sparc64-binutils - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
libctf-nobfd0 - addressed in versions 2.45-150100.7.57.1, 2.45-160000.1.1
cross-m68k-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-hppa-binutils - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
binutils-devel - addressed in versions 2.45-150100.7.57.1, 2.45-160000.1.1
cross-ppc-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
binutils - addressed in versions 2.45-150100.7.57.1, 2.45-160000.1.1
cross-riscv64-binutils - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-hppa64-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-s390-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
binutils-debugsource - addressed in versions 2.45-150100.7.57.1, 2.45-160000.1.1
cross-hppa64-binutils - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-m68k-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-s390-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-ppc-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-mips-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-i386-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-sparc-binutils - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-rx-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-ppc64le-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-ia64-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-ia64-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-avr-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-sparc64-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
binutils-devel-32bit - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-aarch64-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-aarch64-binutils - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-aarch64-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-epiphany-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-ppc64le-binutils - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-ppc64le-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-s390x-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-s390x-binutils - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-s390x-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-x86_64-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-x86_64-binutils - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-x86_64-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-spu-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-pru-binutils - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-arm-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-arm-binutils - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-bpf-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-pru-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-sparc64-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-riscv64-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-m68k-binutils - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-ppc64-binutils - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-riscv64-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-hppa64-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-sparc-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
libctf0-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.45-150100.7.57.1, 2.45-160000.1.1
cross-bpf-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-arm-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
cross-mips-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.45-150100.7.57.1
gprofng - update to 2.45-160000.1.1
gprofng-debuginfo - update to 2.45-160000.1.1
perf-debuginfo - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150300.38.7.1, 5.14.21-150400.44.20.1, 5.14.21-150500.52.5.1, 6.4.0.git33229.a3afe13a7f-150600.3.17.1, 6.4.0.git54263.0aad576b1c-150700.3.2.2
perf-debugsource - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150300.38.7.1, 5.14.21-150400.44.20.1, 5.14.21-150500.52.5.1, 6.4.0.git33229.a3afe13a7f-150600.3.17.1, 6.4.0.git54263.0aad576b1c-150700.3.2.2
perf - addressed in versions 5.3.18-150300.38.7.1, 5.14.21-150400.44.20.1, 5.14.21-150500.52.5.1, 6.4.0.git33229.a3afe13a7f-150600.3.17.1, 6.4.0.git54263.0aad576b1c-150700.3.2.2
perf-devel - addressed in versions 5.14.21-150400.44.20.1, 5.14.21-150500.52.5.1, 6.4.0.git33229.a3afe13a7f-150600.3.17.1, 6.4.0.git54263.0aad576b1c-150700.3.2.2
perf-gtk - update to 6.4.0.git33229.a3afe13a7f-150600.3.17.1
perf-gtk-debuginfo - update to 6.4.0.git33229.a3afe13a7f-150600.3.17.1
perf-bash-completion - update to 6.4.0.git33229.a3afe13a7f-150600.3.17.1
bpftool-bash-completion - update to 7.5.0-160000.2.3
bpftool - update to 7.5.0-160000.2.3
bpftool-debugsource - update to 7.5.0-160000.2.3
bpftool-debuginfo - update to 7.5.0-160000.2.3
gdb - addressed in versions 9.2-12, 11.1-12, 14.1-8
gdb-debuginfo - addressed in versions 9.2-12, 11.1-12, 14.1-8
gdb-debugsource - addressed in versions 9.2-12, 11.1-12, 14.1-8
gdb-gdbserver - addressed in versions 9.2-12, 11.1-12, 14.1-8
gdb-headless - addressed in versions 9.2-12, 11.1-12, 14.1-8
gdb-help - addressed in versions 9.2-12, 11.1-12, 14.1-8

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