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Echo: binutils-mingw-w64: security update to 12+e1

medium Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 458578

Description

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

 - The _bfd_slurp_extended_name_table function in bfd/archive.c in GNU binutils 2.24 and earlier allows
 remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid write, segmentation fault, and crash) via a crafted
 extended name table in an archive. (CVE-2014-8738)

Solution

Update the binutils-mingw-w64 library and its related packages to version 12+e1 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2014-8738

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 458578

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.18

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-8738

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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: 5/4/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/2/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-8738