Out-of-Bounds Affecting binutils package, versions <2.45.1-r1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.02% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CHAINGUARDLATEST-BINUTILS-13916041
  • published12 Nov 2025
  • disclosed16 Oct 2025

Introduced: 16 Oct 2025

NewCVE-2025-11840  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Chainguard binutils to version 2.45.1-r1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream binutils package and not the binutils package as distributed by Chainguard. See How to fix? for Chainguard relevant fixed versions and status.

A weakness has been identified in GNU Binutils 2.45. The affected element is the function vfinfo of the file ldmisc.c. Executing 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 exploited. This patch is called 16357. It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue.

CVSS Base Scores

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