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CVE-2025-11494: 
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A vulnerability was discovered in GNU Binutils version 2.45, specifically affecting the bfdx86elflatesizesections function in the bfd/elfxx-x86.c file of the Linker component. The vulnerability was disclosed on October 8, 2025, and received initial analysis by NIST on October 14, 2025 (NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as an out-of-bounds read issue (CWE-125). It has received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.5 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H, and a CVSS v4.0 score of 4.8 (Medium) with the vector string 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 (NVD, AttackerKB).

Impact

The vulnerability primarily affects system availability, with no direct impact on confidentiality or integrity. The CVSS scores indicate that while the vulnerability has local attack vector requirements, it can potentially lead to high availability impacts on the affected system (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

A patch has been identified with the commit ID b6ac5a8a5b82f0ae6a4642c8d7149b325f4cc60a. It is recommended to apply this patch to remediate the vulnerability (NVD).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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