CVE-2025-11840
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.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | affected | |
| debian | bullseye | affected | |
| debian | forky | fixed | 2.46-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 2.46-1 |
| debian | trixie | affected | |
| sles | affected | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| gnu | binutils | 2.45 | |
References
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=16351
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=16357
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33455
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.328775
- https://vuldb.com/?id.328775
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.661281
- https://www.gnu.org/
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-11840
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-11840.html
CWEs
CWE-119 CWE-125
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.