CVE detail
CVE-2025-11840
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.
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Why this CVE is surfacing
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Buzz score components · mention 22.0 · diversity 16.5 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
Why it matters now
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Evidence
Source links by recency
8 source links · newest first
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.htmlcert-portal.siemens.com
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Vendor Advisorycert-portal.siemens.comOct 16, 2025, 4:15 PM - https://www.gnu.org/www.gnu.org
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Third Party Advisorywww.gnu.orgOct 16, 2025, 4:15 PM - https://vuldb.com/?submit.661281vuldb.com
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Exploitvuldb.comOct 16, 2025, 4:15 PM - https://vuldb.com/?id.328775vuldb.com
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Exploitvuldb.comOct 16, 2025, 4:15 PM - https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.328775vuldb.com
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Exploitvuldb.comOct 16, 2025, 4:15 PM - https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33455sourceware.org
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Exploitsourceware.orgOct 16, 2025, 4:15 PM - https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=16357sourceware.org
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Exploitsourceware.orgOct 16, 2025, 4:15 PM - https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=16351sourceware.org
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Exploitsourceware.orgOct 16, 2025, 4:15 PM
Exploit code
Public exploit repository references
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