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Echo: binutils: security update to 2.45.50.20251125-1

low Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 457601

Description

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

 - A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils 2.43. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability
 affects the function bfd_malloc of the file libbfd.c of the component ld. The manipulation leads to memory
 leak. The attack can be initiated remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation
 appears to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. It is recommended
 to apply a patch to fix this issue. The code maintainer explains: "I'm not going to commit some of the
 leak fixes I've been working on to the 2.44 branch due to concern that would destabilise ld. All of the
 reported leaks in this bugzilla have been fixed on binutils master." (CVE-2025-1150)

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-2025-1150

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 457601

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.2

Percentile: 0.01

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.6

Temporal Score: 2

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-1150

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.1

Temporal Score: 2.8

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.3

Threat Score: 1.3

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/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: 2/10/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-1150

IAVA: 2025-A-0095-S