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Echo: binutils: security update to 2.45.50.20251125-1

low Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 459109

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 and classified as critical. This issue affects the function
 _bfd_elf_gc_mark_rsec of the file elflink.c of the component ld. The manipulation leads to heap-based
 buffer overflow. The attack may be initiated remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The
 exploitation is known to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The
 patch is named f9978defb6fab0bd8583942d97c112b0932ac814. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this
 issue. (CVE-2025-1176)

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-2025-1176

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 459109

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.8

Percentile: 22.32

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.1

Temporal Score: 4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-1176

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 4.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/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:L/VI:L/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: 2/11/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-1176

IAVA: 2025-A-0095-S