CVE-2025-11494

An out of bounds read flaw has been discovered in the GNU Binutils package. The impacted function is _bfd_x86_elf_late_size_sections of the file bfd/elfxx-x86.c of the component Linker. The manipulation results in out-of-bounds read. The attack needs to be approached locally.

Red Hat rates this vulnerability as Low as a result of how the GNU Binutils are configured to be used in Red Hat products. When running with default configurations the affected program will have limited privileges and thus the availability impact of this flaw will be restricted.

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.