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CVE-2025-11840

LOW
3.3
CVSS v3
NVD

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.

CWE-119Buffer OverflowCWE-125Out-of-bounds Read

How to fix

Remediation Available
binutilsDebian
Fixed in:2.46-1CVE-2025-11840
binutilsUbuntu
Fixed in:2.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm7USN-7899-1
Fixed in:2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm13USN-7899-1
Fixed in:2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm5USN-7899-1
Fixed in:2.34-6ubuntu1.11+esm1USN-7899-1
Fixed in:2.38-4ubuntu2.11USN-7899-1
Fixed in:2.42-4ubuntu2.7USN-7899-1
Fixed in:2.45-7ubuntu1.1USN-7899-1
binutils-multiarchUbuntu
Fixed in:2.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm7USN-7899-1
Fixed in:2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm13USN-7899-1
Fixed in:2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm5USN-7899-1
Fixed in:2.34-6ubuntu1.11+esm1USN-7899-1
Fixed in:2.38-4ubuntu2.11USN-7899-1
Fixed in:2.42-4ubuntu2.7USN-7899-1
Fixed in:2.45-7ubuntu1.1USN-7899-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityLow

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Exploit Intelligence

0.25%probability of exploitation in 30 days
16thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 16% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory2
VDB Entry1
Product1

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