CVE-2025-11839
binutilsVulnerabilityCVSS 1.9PatchedPoC
A public proof-of-concept or exploit code is available, raising the risk of active exploitation. A fixed version is available (see the table below).
Recommended action: Update to the fixed version listed for your distribution using the native package manager.
Severity metrics
CVSS 4.0 : 1.9 LOW · CVSS 3.1 : 3.3 LOW
Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexityLow
Attack requirementsNone
Privileges requiredLow
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactNone
Integrity impactNone
Availability impactLow
Subsequent confidentialityNone
Subsequent integrityNone
Subsequent availabilityNone
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
Affected & fixed versions by distribution
Versions are the native distribution strings (backport-aware): RHEL/Debian/SUSE backport fixes, so compare with the distro version comparator (dpkg / rpm / vercmp), not the upstream version.
| Distribution | Package | Affected | Fixed version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:11 | binutils | - | - | affected (no fix yet) |
| Debian:12 | binutils | - | - | affected (no fix yet) |
| Debian:13 | binutils | - | - | affected (no fix yet) |
| Debian:14 | binutils | - | 2.46-1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS | binutils | - | 2.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm7 | fixed |
| Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS | binutils | - | 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm13 | fixed |
| Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS | binutils | - | 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm5 | fixed |
| Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS | binutils | - | 2.34-6ubuntu1.11+esm1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | binutils | - | 2.38-4ubuntu2.11 | fixed |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | binutils | - | 2.42-4ubuntu2.7 | fixed |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | binutils | - | 2.45-7ubuntu1.1 | fixed |
| Red Hat:hummingbird:1 | binutils | - | 0:2.45.1-5.hum1 | fixed |