[UPDATE] [medium] binutils: Multiple vulnerabilities
A local attacker can exploit multiple vulnerabilities in binutils to conduct a denial of service attack or execute arbitrary code.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Multiple vulnerabilities in binutils can be exploited to conduct a denial of service attack or execute arbitrary code.
- Who is affected
- Local attackers can exploit these vulnerabilities in affected versions of binutils.
- Urgency
- Remediation is medium urgency due to the potential for code execution and denial of service.
- Action
- Apply the latest patches for binutils.
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Details
Original advisory: https://wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvisory?name=WID-SEC-2025-2144
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2025-110810.19% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 9% of all scored CVEs.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2025-110820.23% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 14% of all scored CVEs.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2025-110830.24% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 15% of all scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2025-11081 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
| CVE-2025-11082 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
| CVE-2025-11083 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Same CVEs, other sources
How other CERTs, PSIRTs and databases cover the vulnerabilities in this advisory.
Recent advisories for binutils
A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.
- highCVE-2026-18220: An out-of-bounds write vulnerability was found in the BFD library's DLX ELF backend (bfd/elf32…nvd · 2026-07-29
- medium[NEW] [medium] binutils: Vulnerability allows Denial of Service and disclosurecert-bund · 2026-07-29
- mediumCVE-2026-15003: A flaw was found in the GNU Binutils (Binary Utilities) linker. This vulnerability, a heap-buf…nvd · 2026-07-27
- high[UPDATE] [high] binutils: Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund · 2026-07-14
- medium[UPDATE] [medium] binutils: Vulnerability allows denial of servicecert-bund · 2026-07-14
- medium[UPDATE] [medium] binutils (bfd linker): Multiple vulnerabilities allow DoS and information disclosurecert-bund · 2026-07-14
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