CVE-2025-11840 | BDVDB-2026-298341 Detail
GNUBinutils
Description#
A weakness has been identified in GNU Binutils 2.45. The affected element is the function vfinfo of the file ldmisc.c. Executing a 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 used for attacks. This patch is called 16357. It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue.
Impact#
Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact none, integrity impact none, availability impact low. Attack vector: local.
Weaknesses#
References#
- https://vuldb.com/?id.328775
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.328775
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.661281
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33455
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=16351
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=16357
- https://www.gnu.org/
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.html
Exploit#
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.