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Echo: binutils: security update to 2.45.90.20260201+really2.45.50.20251201-1+e7

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 462938

Description

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

 - GNU Binutils thru 2.45.1 readelf contains a denial-of-service vulnerability when processing a crafted
 binary with malformed DWARF .debug_rnglists data. A logic flaw in the DWARF parsing path causes readelf to
 repeatedly print the same warning message without making forward progress, resulting in a non-terminating
 output loop that requires manual interruption. No evidence of memory corruption or code execution was
 observed. (CVE-2025-69648)

Solution

Update the binutils library and its related packages to version 2.45.90.20260201+really2.45.50.20251201-1+e7 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2025-69648

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 462938

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.49

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.9

Temporal Score: 3.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-69648

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.2

Temporal Score: 5.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/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: 3/10/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/9/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-69648