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Echo: binutils: security update to 2.45.50.20251125-1

low Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 463439

Description

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

 - A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils 2.43. It has been classified as problematic. This affects the
 function xstrdup of the file libiberty/xmalloc.c of the component ld. The manipulation leads to memory
 leak. It is possible to initiate 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-2025-1149)

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-2025-1149

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 463439

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-2025-1149

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.1

Temporal Score: 2.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/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-2025-1149

IAVA: 2025-A-0095-S