Bug 2399948 (CVE-2025-11083)

Summary: CVE-2025-11083 binutils: GNU Binutils Linker heap-based overflow
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component: vulnerabilityAssignee: Product Security DevOps Team <prodsec-dev>
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Version: unspecifiedCC: crizzo, dymurray, ibolton, jmatthew, jmitchel, jmontleo, kshier, pgaikwad, rjohnson, slucidi, sseago
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A head based buffer overflow flaw has been discovered in GNU bin utilities. The affected element is the function elf_swap_shdr in the library bfd/elfcode.h of the component Linker. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack must be carried out locally.
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Bug Depends On: 2400261, 2400263, 2400265, 2400268, 2400274, 2400276, 2400278, 2400280, 2400289, 2400293, 2400295, 2400338, 2400341, 2400347, 2400357, 2400362, 2400364, 2400257, 2400270, 2400283, 2400299, 2400302, 2400304, 2400309, 2400312, 2400314, 2400317, 2400319, 2400321, 2400325, 2400330, 2400333, 2400336, 2400344, 2400349, 2400354    
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2025-09-28 00:01:34 UTC
A vulnerability has been found in GNU Binutils 2.45. The affected element is the function elf_swap_shdr in the library bfd/elfcode.h of the component Linker. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack must be carried out locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of the patch is 9ca499644a21ceb3f946d1c179c38a83be084490. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch. The code maintainer replied with "[f]ixed for 2.46".

Comment 2 errata-xmlrpc 2025-12-16 11:13:18 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions

Via RHSA-2025:23233 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:23233

Comment 3 errata-xmlrpc 2025-12-16 14:22:53 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions

Via RHSA-2025:23232 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:23232

Comment 4 errata-xmlrpc 2025-12-18 10:03:44 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support

Via RHSA-2025:23405 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:23405

Comment 5 errata-xmlrpc 2025-12-18 10:05:53 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

Via RHSA-2025:23306 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:23306

Comment 6 errata-xmlrpc 2025-12-18 11:47:12 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support

Via RHSA-2025:23359 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:23359

Comment 7 errata-xmlrpc 2025-12-18 11:57:14 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Via RHSA-2025:23382 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:23382

Comment 8 errata-xmlrpc 2025-12-18 12:12:35 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support

Via RHSA-2025:23400 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:23400

Comment 9 errata-xmlrpc 2025-12-18 12:22:38 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Via RHSA-2025:23336 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:23336

Comment 10 errata-xmlrpc 2025-12-18 12:23:11 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Via RHSA-2025:23343 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:23343

Comment 12 errata-xmlrpc 2026-01-05 09:11:01 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Via RHSA-2026:0052 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:0052

Comment 13 errata-xmlrpc 2026-01-06 06:49:49 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

Via RHSA-2026:0108 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:0108

Comment 14 errata-xmlrpc 2026-01-08 13:21:17 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support

Via RHSA-2026:0343 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:0343

Comment 15 errata-xmlrpc 2026-01-08 13:36:53 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support

Via RHSA-2026:0342 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:0342

Comment 16 errata-xmlrpc 2026-01-08 13:48:04 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support

Via RHSA-2026:0341 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:0341

Comment 17 errata-xmlrpc 2026-01-12 21:13:30 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support

Via RHSA-2026:0479 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:0479

Comment 18 errata-xmlrpc 2026-01-12 21:16:52 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On

Via RHSA-2026:0480 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:0480

Comment 19 errata-xmlrpc 2026-01-12 21:22:30 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services for SAP Solutions
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Telecommunications Update Service

Via RHSA-2026:0481 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:0481

Comment 20 errata-xmlrpc 2026-01-12 21:25:25 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service

Via RHSA-2026:0482 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:0482

Comment 21 errata-xmlrpc 2026-01-27 15:51:04 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Via RHSA-2026:1359 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:1359

Comment 22 errata-xmlrpc 2026-01-27 17:39:15 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.20

Via RHSA-2026:0978 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:0978

Comment 23 errata-xmlrpc 2026-02-04 18:41:27 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.19

Via RHSA-2026:1539 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:1539