Echo: binutils: security update to 2.45.50.20251125-1

low Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 463745

Description

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

- A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in GNU Binutils 2.43. Affected is the
function bfd_elf_reloc_symbol_deleted_p of the file bfd/elflink.c of the component ld. The manipulation
leads to memory corruption. 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. The patch is identified as b425859021d17adf62f06fb904797cf8642986ad. It is recommended to
apply a patch to fix this issue. (CVE-2025-1182)

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-2025-1182

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 463745

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.8

Percentile: 22.32

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.1

Temporal Score: 4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-1182

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 4.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/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:L/VI:L/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: 2/11/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-1182

IAVA: 2025-A-0095-S