#VU117838 Buffer overflow in Binutils - CVE-2025-11840
Published: October 30, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU117838
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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-2025-11840
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Binutils
Binutils
Software vendor:
GNU
GNU
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the vfinfo() function in ldmisc.c. A local user can trigger memory corruption and perform a denial of service attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's repository.