Out-of-Bounds Affecting binutils package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.02% (4th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-MINIMOSLATEST-BINUTILS-13721783
  • published27 Oct 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?

There is no fixed version for Minimos:latest binutils.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream binutils package and not the binutils package as distributed by Minimos. See How to fix? for Minimos:latest 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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