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Google: sys-libs/binutils-libs: security update to 18244.448.29

medium Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 451194

Description

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

 - A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in GNU Binutils 2.45. Affected by
 this issue is the function bfd_elf_set_group_contents of the file bfd/elf.c. The manipulation leads to
 out-of-bounds write. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. The exploit has been disclosed
 to the public and may be used. The name of the patch is 41461010eb7c79fee7a9d5f6209accdaac66cc6b. It is
 recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. (CVE-2025-7546)

Solution

Update the sys-libs/binutils-libs library and its related packages to version 18244.448.29 or later.

See Also

https://storage.googleapis.com/cos-oval-vulnerability-feed/cos-113.oval.xml.tar.gz

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 451194

Version: Revision 1.2

Type: Local

Published: 10/1/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.9

Percentile: 96.93

Vendor

Vendor Severity: HIGH

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-7546

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/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:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-7546