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Echo: binutils: security update to 2.45.50.20251125-1

low Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 461774

Description

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

 - A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in GNU Binutils 2.43. Affected is the function
 xstrdup of the file xstrdup.c of the component ld. The manipulation leads to memory leak. It is possible
 to launch the attack remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is told to
 be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. It is recommended to apply a
 patch to fix this issue. The code maintainer explains: "I'm not going to commit some of the leak fixes
 I've been working on to the 2.44 branch due to concern that would destabilise ld. All of the reported
 leaks in this bugzilla have been fixed on binutils master." (CVE-2025-1152)

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-2025-1152

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 461774

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.2

Percentile: 0.01

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.6

Temporal Score: 2

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-1152

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.7

Temporal Score: 3.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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:N/VI:N/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: 2/10/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-1152

IAVA: 2025-A-0095-S