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.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=16351 | Exploit |
| https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=16357 | Not Applicable |
| https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33455 | Exploit Issue Tracking |
| https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.328775 | Permissions Required VDB Entry |
| https://vuldb.com/?id.328775 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://vuldb.com/?submit.661281 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://www.gnu.org/ | Product |
Configurations
History
23 Oct 2025, 19:41
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.45:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| First Time |
Gnu
Gnu binutils |
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| References | () https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=16351 - Exploit | |
| References | () https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=16357 - Not Applicable | |
| References | () https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33455 - Exploit, Issue Tracking | |
| References | () https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.328775 - Permissions Required, VDB Entry | |
| References | () https://vuldb.com/?id.328775 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
| References | () https://vuldb.com/?submit.661281 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
| References | () https://www.gnu.org/ - Product |
16 Oct 2025, 16:15
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2025-10-16 16:15
Updated : 2025-10-23 19:41
NVD link : CVE-2025-11840
Mitre link : CVE-2025-11840
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-11840
JSON object : View
Products Affected
gnu
- binutils