# CVE-2025-11081: GNU Binutils objdump.c dump\_dwarf\_section out-of-bounds

- Severity: CVSS 4.8 (Medium), CNA
- 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
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2025-09-27 · Updated: 2025-09-29

## Affected

- GNU Binutils: 2.45

## Description

A vulnerability was detected in GNU Binutils 2.45. This issue affects the function dump_dwarf_section of the file binutils/objdump.c. Performing manipulation results in out-of-bounds read. The attack is only possible with local access. The exploit is now public and may be used. The patch is named f87a66db645caf8cc0e6fc87b0c28c78a38af59b. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on GNU Binutils, apply the referenced fix per the references below.
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## References

- https://vuldb.com/?id.326122
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.326122
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.661275
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33406
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33406#c2
- https://github.com/user-attachments/files/20623354/hdf5_crash_3.txt
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=f87a66db645caf8cc0e6fc87b0c28c78a38af59b
- https://www.gnu.org/

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