CVE-2025-11840GNU Binutils ldmisc.c vfinfo out-of-bounds
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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.
- CVSS
- 3.3 LOW (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-125, CWE-119
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- VulDB
- NVD analysis
- Modified
- Record last updated
- Oct 15, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
GNU Binutils gnu:binutils | 2.45 | CNA record |
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP siemens:simatic_s7_1500_cpu_1518_4_pn_dp_mfp (from the name) | from V3.1.5 | CISA ADP |
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP siemens:simatic_s7_1500_cpu_1518f_4_pn_dp_mfp (from the name) | from V3.1.5 | CISA ADP |
Siemens SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP siemens:siplus_s7_1500_cpu_1518_4_pn_dp_mfp (from the name) | from V3.1.5 | CISA ADP |
gnu binutils gnu:binutils | 2.45 | NVD |
References
- https://vuldb.com/?id.328775vdb-entry, technical-description, third-party-advisory
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.328775signature, permissions-required, vdb-entry
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.661281third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33455issue-tracking, exploit
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=16351exploit
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=16357patch, not-applicable
- https://www.gnu.org/product
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.html
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