Unchecked Return Value Affecting binutils package, versions [0,]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CONAN-BINUTILS-13609788
  • published17 Oct 2025
  • disclosed16 Oct 2025
  • creditYifan Zhangv

Introduced: 16 Oct 2025

NewCVE-2025-11839  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-252  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for binutils.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Unchecked Return Value in the tg_tag_type() function. An attacker can cause a denial of service by providing crafted input that triggers improper handling of return values.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1