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Echo: binutils: security update to 2.45~alpha1

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 458871

Description

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

 - A vulnerability has been found in GNU Binutils 2.44 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability
 affects the function bfd_elf_get_str_section of the file bfd/elf.c of the component BFD Library. The
 manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. Local access is required to approach this attack. The
 exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The name of the patch is
 db856d41004301b3a56438efd957ef5cabb91530. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
 (CVE-2025-8224)

Solution

Update the binutils library and its related packages to version 2.45~alpha1 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2025-8224

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 458871

Version: Revision 1.2

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/5/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

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-2025-8224

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-2025-8224

IAVA: 2025-A-0809-S