Unchecked Return Value in Binutils - CVE-2025-11839
Published: October 30, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU117837
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-11839
CWE-ID: CWE-252
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: GNU
Affected software:
Binutils
Binutils
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to unchecked return value within the tg_tag_type() function in prdbg.c. A local user can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-11839
Install updates from vendor's repository.