vulnerability
Ubuntu: USN-7899-1 (CVE-2025-11839): GNU binutils vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Oct 16, 2025 | Dec 2, 2025 | Dec 3, 2025 |
Description
It was discovered that GNU binutils could be forced to perform an out-
of-bounds read in certain instances. An attacker with local access to
a system could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2025-11839, CVE-2025-11840)
It was discovered that GNU binutils incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04
LTS, and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2025-8225)
It was discovered that GNU binutils incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or
execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS,
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.
(CVE-2025-5244, CVE-2025-5245)
It was discovered that GNU binutils incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.
(CVE-2025-3198)
It was discovered that GNU binutils incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash. This issue
only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.
(CVE-2025-1182)
It was discovered that ld in GNU binutils incorrectly handled certain
files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash,
expose sensitive information or execute arbitrary code. This issue
only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.
(CVE-2025-1181)
It was discovered that GNU binutils incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash, expose
sensitive information or execute arbitrary code. This issue only
affected Ubuntu 25.04. (CVE-2025-1153)
It was discovered that GNU binutils incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or execute
arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.
(CVE-2025-0840)
Solutions
References
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