CVE-2025-11412
Publication date 7 October 2025
Last updated 10 December 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
A vulnerability has been found in GNU Binutils 2.45. This impacts the function bfd_elf_gc_record_vtentry of the file bfd/elflink.c of the component Linker. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds read. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of the patch is 047435dd988a3975d40c6626a8f739a0b2e154bc. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| binutils | 25.10 questing |
Fixed 2.45-7ubuntu1.2
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| 25.04 plucky |
Fixed 2.44-3ubuntu1.3
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| 24.04 LTS noble |
Fixed 2.42-4ubuntu2.8
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| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Fixed 2.38-4ubuntu2.12
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Fixed 2.34-6ubuntu1.11+esm2
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm13
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm14
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| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 2.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm8
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Patch details
| Package | Patch details |
|---|---|
| binutils |
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
3.3 · Low
|
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | Low |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | Low |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-7919-1
- GNU binutils vulnerabilities
- 10 December 2025