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Echo: binutils: security update to 2.45.50.20251125-1

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 457371

Description

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

 - 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)

Solution

Update the binutils library and its related packages to version 2.45.50.20251125-1 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2025-3198

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 457371

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.24

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 1.7

Temporal Score: 1.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-3198

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 5

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.8

Threat Score: 1.9

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/29/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/9/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-3198

IAVA: 2025-A-0809-S