CVE-2025-11840

low-risk
Published 2025-10-16

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.

Do I need to act?

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0.03% 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)

Exploit https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=16351
Not Applicable https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=16357
Exploit https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33455
Permissions Required https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.328775
Third Party Advisory https://vuldb.com/?id.328775
Third Party Advisory https://vuldb.com/?submit.661281
Product https://www.gnu.org/
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low-risk
Severity 13/34 · Low
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal