CVE-2025-11840 — GNU Binutils ldmisc.c vfinfo out-of-bounds
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. T…
Published: 2025-10-16 · CVSS: 4.8 · CVSS 4.0
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.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7