CVE-2025-11840 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-11840: GNU Binutils ldmisc.c vfinfo out-of-bounds

Vendor Gnu
Product Binutils
Weakness CWE-125
Published October 16, 2025
Last update May 12, 2026

CVSS base score

4.8/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality
Integrity

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

October 16, 2025 CVE published
May 12, 2026 Record updated