Vulnerability record

CVE-2025-11840

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What it is

Reported

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 description excerpt; complete tracked detail loads below.

NVD published: Oct 16, 2025 · Source record updated: Aug 8, 2026 · Tracker snapshot: Aug 8, 2026

What is affected

Reported

Microsoft — cbl2 binutils 2.37-19. Product-level identification only; no affected-version conclusion is available from this field.

NVD published: Oct 16, 2025 · Source record updated: Aug 8, 2026 · Tracker snapshot: Aug 8, 2026

Urgency and basis

Reported

Track* · 215.1

Tracker decision tier from the evidence detailed below · Source record updated: Aug 8, 2026 · Tracker snapshot: Aug 8, 2026

Exploitation evidence

Not reported

Not reported by tracked sources.

What to do

Reported

A source remediation link is available. Validate that guidance against the affected product and your environment.

Source remediation ↗

Tracked source remediation field · Source record updated: Aug 8, 2026 · Tracker snapshot: Aug 8, 2026

Evidence detail

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