CVE-2025-11839

low-risk
Published 2025-10-16

A security flaw has been discovered in GNU Binutils 2.45. Impacted is the function tg_tag_type of the file prdbg.c. Performing a manipulation results in unchecked return value. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks.

Do I need to act?

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0.02% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 3.3/10 Low
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Gnu

References (7)

Broken Link https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=16344
Exploit https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33448
Permissions Required https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.328774
Third Party Advisory https://vuldb.com/?id.328774
Third Party Advisory https://vuldb.com/?submit.661279
Product https://www.gnu.org/
Exploit https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33448
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low-risk
Severity 13/34 · Low
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal