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binutils vulnerabilities

Published Dec 10, 2025 · Updated Jun 25, 2026

Summary

It was discovered that GNU binutils' dump_dwarf_section function could be
manipulated to perform an out-of-bounds read. A local attacker could
possibly use this issue to cause GNU binutils to crash, resulting in a
denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 25.10. (CVE-2025-11081)

It was discovered that GNU binutils incorrectly handled certain files. A
local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or execute
arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04
LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 25.10.
(CVE-2025-11082)

It was discovered that GNU binutils incorrectly handled certain inputs. A
local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or execute
arbitrary code. This issue was only fixed in Ubuntu 25.10.
(CVE-2025-11083)

It was discovered that certain GNU binutils functions could be manipulated
to perform out-of-bounds reads. A local attacker could possibly use this
issue to cause GNU binutils to crash, resulting in a denial of service.
(CVE-2025-11412, CVE-2025-11413, CVE-2025-11414)

It was discovered that GNU binutils' _bfd_x86_elf_late_size_sections
function could be manipulated to perform an out-of-bounds read. A local
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause GNU binutils to crash,
resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04
LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, Ubuntu 25.04,
and Ubuntu 25.10. (CVE-2025-11494)

It was discovered that GNU binutils' elf_x86_64_relocate_section function
could be manipulated to cause a heap-based buffer overflow. A local
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause GNU binutils to crash,
resulting in a denial of service. This issue was only fixed in Ubuntu
25.04 and Ubuntu 25.10. (CVE-2025-11495)

Fixed packages 7

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · 22.04 LTS 22.04:LTS binutils 2.38-4ubuntu2.12
Ubuntu · 24.04 LTS 24.04:LTS binutils 2.42-4ubuntu2.8
Ubuntu · 25.10 binutils 2.45-7ubuntu1.2
Ubuntu · Pro 14.04 LTS Pro:14.04:LTS binutils 2.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm8
Ubuntu · Pro 16.04 LTS Pro:16.04:LTS binutils 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm14
Ubuntu · Pro 18.04 LTS Pro:18.04:LTS binutils 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm13
Ubuntu · Pro 20.04 LTS Pro:20.04:LTS binutils 2.34-6ubuntu1.11+esm2

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-11081
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-11082
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-11083
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-11412
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-11413
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-11414
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-11494
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-11495