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Echo: binutils: security update to 2.45.90.20260201+really2.45.50.20251201-1+e8

medium Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 458836

Description

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

 - A flaw was found in the `readelf` utility of the binutils package. A local attacker could exploit two
 Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerabilities by providing a specially crafted Executable and Linkable Format
 (ELF) file. One vulnerability, a resource exhaustion (CWE-400), can lead to an out-of-memory condition.
 The other, a null pointer dereference (CWE-476), can cause a segmentation fault. Both issues can result in
 the `readelf` utility becoming unresponsive or crashing, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2026-6844)

Solution

Update the binutils library and its related packages to version 2.45.90.20260201+really2.45.50.20251201-1+e8 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2026-6844

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 458836

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.63

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.9

Temporal Score: 3.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-6844

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

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:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/23/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/22/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-6844