Fedora 20 : cross-binutils-2.25-3.fc20 (2015-0471)

high Nessus Plugin ID 80894

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Synopsis

The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.

Description

Upgrade to binutils-2.25 thus fixing a number of security bugs

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Solution

Update the affected cross-binutils package.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 80894

File Name: fedora_2015-0471.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Fedora Local Security Checks

Published: 1/22/2015

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:cross-binutils, cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:20

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/9/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-8501, CVE-2014-8502, CVE-2014-8503, CVE-2014-8504, CVE-2014-8737, CVE-2014-8738

BID: 70761, 70866, 70868, 70869

FEDORA: 2015-0471

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