CVE-2025-11840
Fixed in a distro release EPSS <1%CVSS 3.3
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.
Products: gnu binutils, Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP, Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP, Siemens SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP
Distro releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Chainguard | binutils | 2.45.1-r0 |
| Chainguard | binutils | 2.45.1-r1 |
| Chainguard | binutils-dev | 2.45.1-r1 |
| Chainguard | binutils-doc | 2.45.1-r1 |
| Chainguard | binutils-doc | 2.45.1-r0 |
| Chainguard | binutils-gold | 2.45.1-r1 |
| Chainguard | binutils-gold | 2.45.1-r0 |
| Debian 12 | binutils | no fix |
| Debian 13 | binutils | no fix |
| Debian 14 | binutils | 2.46-1 |
| Red Hat hummingbird 1 | binutils | 0:2.45.1-5.hum1 |
| Red Hat hummingbird 1 | binutils-devel | 0:2.45.1-5.hum1 |
| Red Hat hummingbird 1 | binutils-gold | 0:2.45.1-5.hum1 |
| Red Hat hummingbird 1 | binutils-gprofng | 0:2.45.1-5.hum1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | binutils | 2.38-4ubuntu2.11 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | binutils | 2.42-4ubuntu2.7 |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | binutils | 2.45-7ubuntu1.1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | binutils | 2.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm7 |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | binutils | 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm13 |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | binutils | 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm5 |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | binutils | 2.34-6ubuntu1.11+esm1 |
| Wolfi | binutils | 2.45.1-r1 |
| Wolfi | binutils | 2.45.1-r0 |
| Wolfi | binutils-dev | 2.45.1-r1 |
| Wolfi | binutils-doc | 2.45.1-r0 |
| Wolfi | binutils-doc | 2.45.1-r1 |
| Wolfi | binutils-gold | 2.45.1-r1 |
| Wolfi | binutils-gold | 2.45.1-r0 |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | binutils | 2.47-1.1 |