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CVE-2025-11840

Date: October 16, 2025

A weakness has been identified in GNU Binutils 2.45. The affected element is the function vfinfo of the file ldmisc.c. Executing manipulation can lead to out-of-bounds read. The attack can only be executed locally. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be exploited. This patch is called 16357. It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue.

Severity Score

Related Resources (9)

https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=16351
https://vuldb.com/?id.328775
https://vuldb.com/?submit.661281
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-11840
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=16357
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.328775
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33455
https://www.gnu.org/
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2025-11840

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Weakness Type (CWE)

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CWE-119

Out-of-bounds Read

CWE-125

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): HIGH
Integrity (I): HIGH
Availability (A): HIGH

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