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Echo: binutils: security update to 2.33binutils-gold: security update to 2.44-2+e1

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 455201

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - A heap-based buffer over-read exists in the function d_expression_1 in cp-demangle.c in GNU libiberty, as
 distributed in GNU Binutils 2.31.1. A crafted input can cause segmentation faults, leading to denial-of-
 service, as demonstrated by c++filt. (CVE-2018-20712)

Solution

Update the binutils library and its related packages to version 2.33 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2018-20712

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 455201

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/1/2026

Updated: 10/1/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.18

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-20712

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/15/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/14/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-20712