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CVE-2025-11840:
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-11840 was discovered in GNU Binutils version 2.45, specifically affecting the vfinfo function in the ldmisc.c file. The vulnerability was disclosed on October 16, 2025, and received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.5 (Medium severity) (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as an Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125) vulnerability. It received varying CVSS scores from different sources: NVD assigned a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.5 (Medium), while VulDB rated it at 3.3 (Low). The vulnerability requires local access to exploit, with low attack complexity and low privileges required (NVD, Snyk).
Impact
The vulnerability primarily affects the availability of the system, with no direct impact on confidentiality or integrity. When exploited, it can lead to an out-of-bounds read condition, potentially causing system instability or denial of service (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
A patch identified as 16357 has been released to address this vulnerability. It is recommended to apply this patch as a best practice to resolve the issue (NVD).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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