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Echo: binutils: security update to 2.45.50.20251125-1

low Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 465053

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 rated as problematic. This issue affects the
 function xmemdup of the file xmemdup.c of the component ld. The manipulation leads to memory leak. The
 attack may be initiated remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation is known 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-2025-1151)

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-2025-1151

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 465053

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: 1.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-1151

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.1

Temporal Score: 2.7

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:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.3

Threat Score: 0.6

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

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 Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/29/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/10/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-1151

IAVA: 2025-A-0095-S