A vulnerability has been found in GNU Binutils 2.43/2.44 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function display_info of the file binutils/bucomm.c of the component objdump. The manipulation leads to memory leak. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The patch is named ba6ad3a18cb26b79e0e3b84c39f707535bbc344d. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

The version of Tencent Linux installed on the remote TencentOS Server 4 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the TSSA-2025:0316 advisory.

    Package updates are available for TencentOS Server 4 that fix the following vulnerabilities:

    CVE-2025-3198:
    A vulnerability has been found in GNU Binutils 2.43/2.44 and classified as problematic. Affected by this     vulnerability is the function display_info of the file binutils/bucomm.c of the component objdump. The     manipulation leads to memory leak. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed     to the public and may be used. The patch is named ba6ad3a18cb26b79e0e3b84c39f707535bbc344d. It is     recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Tencent Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 / openSUSE 15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2025:4096-1 advisory.

    - Do not enable '-z gcs=implicit' on aarch64 for old codestreams.

    Update to version 2.45:

      * New versioned release of libsframe.so.2
      * s390: tools now support SFrame format 2; recognize 'z17' as CPU         name [bsc#1247105, jsc#IBM-1485]
      * sframe sections are now of ELF section type SHT_GNU_SFRAME.
      * sframe secions generated by the assembler have         SFRAME_F_FDE_FUNC_START_PCREL set.
      * riscv: Support more extensions: standard: Zicfiss v1.0, Zicfilp v1.0,         Zcmp v1.0, Zcmt v1.0, Smrnmi v1.0, S[sm]dbltrp v1.0, S[sm]ctr v1.0,         ssqosid v1.0, ssnpm v1.0, smnpm v1.0, smmpm v1.0, sspm v1.0, supm v1.0,         sha v1.0, zce v1.0, smcdeleg v1.0, ssccfg v1.0, svvptc v1.0, zilsd v1.0,         zclsd v1.0, smrnmi v1.0;
        vendor: CORE-V, xcvbitmanip v1.0 and xcvsimd v1.0;
        SiFive, xsfvqmaccdod v1.0, xsfvqmaccqoqv1.0 and xsfvfnrclipxfqf v1.0;
        T-Head: xtheadvdot v1.0;
        MIPS: xmipscbop v1.0, xmipscmov v1.0, xmipsexectl v1.0, xmipslsp v1.0.
      * Support RISC-V privileged version 1.13, profiles 20/22/23, and         .bfloat16 directive.
      * x86: Add support for these ISAs: Intel Diamond Rapids AMX, MOVRS,         AVX10.2 (including SM4), MSR_IMM; Zhaoxin PadLock PHE2, RNG2, GMI, XMODX.
        Drop support for  AVX10.2 256 bit rounding.
      * arm: Add support for most of Armv9.6, enabled by -march=armv9.6-a and         extensions '+cmpbr', '+f8f16mm', '+f8f32mm', '+fprcvt', '+lsfe', '+lsui',         '+occmo', '+pops', '+sme2p2', '+ssve-aes', '+sve-aes', '+sve-aes2',         '+sve-bfscale', '+sve-f16f32mm' and '+sve2p2'.
      * Predefined symbols 'GAS(version)' and, on non-release builds, 'GAS(date)'         are now being made available.
      * Add .errif and .warnif directives.
      * linker:
        - Add --image-base=<ADDR> option to the ELF linker to behave the same           as -Ttext-segment for compatibility with LLD.
        - Add support for mixed LTO and non-LTO codes in relocatable output.
        - s390: linker generates .eh_frame and/or .sframe for linker           generated .plt sections by default (can be disabled           by --no-ld-generated-unwind-info).
        - riscv: add new PLT formats, and GNU property merge rules for zicfiss           and zicfilp extensions.
    - gold is no longer included
    - Contains fixes for these non-CVEs (not security bugs per upstreams SECURITY.md):

      * bsc#1236632 aka CVE-2025-0840 aka PR32650
      * bsc#1236977 aka CVE-2025-1149 aka PR32576
      * bsc#1236978 aka CVE-2025-1148 aka PR32576
      * bsc#1236999 aka CVE-2025-1176 aka PR32636
      * bsc#1237000 aka CVE-2025-1153 aka PR32603
      * bsc#1237001 aka CVE-2025-1152 aka PR32576
      * bsc#1237003 aka CVE-2025-1151 aka PR32576
      * bsc#1237005 aka CVE-2025-1150 aka PR32576
      * bsc#1237018 aka CVE-2025-1178 aka PR32638
      * bsc#1237019 aka CVE-2025-1181 aka PR32643
      * bsc#1237020 aka CVE-2025-1180 aka PR32642
      * bsc#1237021 aka CVE-2025-1179 aka PR32640
      * bsc#1237042 aka CVE-2025-1182 aka PR32644
      * bsc#1240870 aka CVE-2025-3198 aka PR32716
      * bsc#1243756 aka CVE-2025-5244 aka PR32858
      * bsc#1243760 aka CVE-2025-5245 aka PR32829
      * bsc#1246481 aka CVE-2025-7545 aka PR33049
      * bsc#1246486 aka CVE-2025-7546 aka PR33050
      * bsc#1247114 aka CVE-2025-8224 aka PR32109
      * bsc#1247117 aka CVE-2025-8225 no PR
    - Add these backport patches:
      * bsc#1236976 aka CVE-2025-1147 aka PR32556
      * bsc#1250632 aka CVE-2025-11083 aka PR33457
      * bsc#1251275 aka CVE-2025-11412 aka PR33452
      * bsc#1251276 aka CVE-2025-11413 aka PR33456
      * bsc#1251277 aka CVE-2025-11414 aka PR33450
      * bsc#1251794 aka CVE-2025-11494 aka PR33499
      * bsc#1251795 aka CVE-2025-11495 aka PR33502

    - Skip PGO with %want_reproducible_builds (bsc#1040589)
    - Fix crash in assembler with -gdwarf-5
    - aarch64-common-pagesize.patch, aarch64 no longer uses 64K page size
    - Add -std=gnu17 to move gcc15 forward, as temporary measure until       the binutils version can be updated [bsc#1241916].

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

An update of the binutils package has been released.

The remote Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 25.04 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-7847-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that GNU binutils incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this     issue to cause a crash or execute arbitrary code. The attack is restricted to local execution.
    (CVE-2025-11082)

    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. (CVE-2025-11083, CVE-2025-5244, CVE-2025-5245,     CVE-2025-7554)

    It was discovered that GNU binutils incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this     issue to cause crash, execute arbitrary code or expose sensitive information. (CVE-2025-1147)

    It was discovered that GNU binutils incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use     this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2025-1148, CVE-2025-3198, CVE-2025-8225

    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 25.04. (CVE-2025-1182)

    It was discovered that GNU binutils incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use     this issue to execute arbritrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 25.04 and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.
    (CVE-2025-7546)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

According to the versions of the binutils package installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

    A vulnerability has been found in GNU Binutils 2.43/2.44 and classified as problematic. Affected by this     vulnerability is the function display_info of the file binutils/bucomm.c of the component objdump. The     manipulation leads to memory leak. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed     to the public and may be used. The patch is named ba6ad3a18cb26b79e0e3b84c39f707535bbc344d. It is     recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.(CVE-2025-3198)

    A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils up to 2.44. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this     issue is the function elf_gc_sweep of the file bfd/elflink.c of the component ld. The manipulation leads     to memory corruption. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public     and may be used. Upgrading to version 2.45 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the     affected component.(CVE-2025-5244)

    A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in GNU Binutils up to 2.44. This affects the     function debug_type_samep of the file /binutils/debug.c of the component objdump. The manipulation leads     to memory corruption. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploit has been disclosed to     the public and may be used. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.(CVE-2025-5245)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS binutils security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

According to the versions of the binutils package installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

    A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils up to 2.44. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this     issue is the function elf_gc_sweep of the file bfd/elflink.c of the component ld. The manipulation leads     to memory corruption. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public     and may be used. Upgrading to version 2.45 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the     affected component.(CVE-2025-5244)

    A vulnerability has been found in GNU Binutils 2.43/2.44 and classified as problematic. Affected by this     vulnerability is the function display_info of the file binutils/bucomm.c of the component objdump. The     manipulation leads to memory leak. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed     to the public and may be used. The patch is named ba6ad3a18cb26b79e0e3b84c39f707535bbc344d. It is     recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.(CVE-2025-3198)

    A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in GNU Binutils up to 2.44. This affects the     function debug_type_samep of the file /binutils/debug.c of the component objdump. The manipulation leads     to memory corruption. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploit has been disclosed to     the public and may be used. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.(CVE-2025-5245)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS binutils security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - A vulnerability has been found in GNU Binutils 2.43/2.44 and classified as problematic. Affected by this     vulnerability is the function display_info of the file binutils/bucomm.c of the component objdump. The     manipulation leads to memory leak. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed     to the public and may be used. The patch is named ba6ad3a18cb26b79e0e3b84c39f707535bbc344d. It is     recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. (CVE-2025-3198)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
276061	TencentOS Server 4: binutils (TSSA-2025:0316)	Nessus	Tencent Local Security Checks	medium
275490	SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : binutils (SUSE-SU-2025:4096-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	medium
272155	Photon OS 5.0: Binutils PHSA-2025-5.0-0663	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	medium
272033	Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 25.04 : GNU binutils vulnerabilities (USN-7847-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	medium
264866	EulerOS 2.0 SP13 : binutils (EulerOS-SA-2025-2132)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	medium
264851	EulerOS 2.0 SP13 : binutils (EulerOS-SA-2025-2142)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	medium
264476	EulerOS 2.0 SP12 : binutils (EulerOS-SA-2025-2000)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	medium
264402	EulerOS 2.0 SP10 : binutils (EulerOS-SA-2025-2062)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	medium
261880	EulerOS 2.0 SP12 : binutils (EulerOS-SA-2025-2031)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	medium
261850	EulerOS 2.0 SP10 : binutils (EulerOS-SA-2025-2090)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	medium
250941	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-3198	Nessus	Misc.	medium
249290	EulerOS 2.0 SP11 : binutils (EulerOS-SA-2025-1921)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	medium
249277	EulerOS 2.0 SP11 : binutils (EulerOS-SA-2025-1947)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	medium

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