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RockyLinux 8 : binutils (RLSA-2021:4364)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 184618
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Synopsis
The remote RockyLinux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The remote RockyLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RLSA-2021:4364 advisory.* binutils: Excessive debug section size can cause excessive memory consumption in bfd's dwarf2.c read_section() (CVE-2021-3487)
* binutils: Race window allows users to own arbitrary files (CVE-2021-20197)
* binutils: Heap-based buffer overflow in bfd_getl_signed_32() in libbfd.c because sh_entsize is not validated in _bfd_elf_slurp_secondary_reloc_section() in elf.c (CVE-2020-35448)
* binutils: Heap-based buffer overflow in _bfd_elf_slurp_secondary_reloc_section in elf.c (CVE-2021-20284)
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the RockyLinux security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the affected packages.See Also
https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2021:4364
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1913743
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1924068
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1930988
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1935785
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1937784
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1946518
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1946977
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1947111
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 184618
File Name: rocky_linux_RLSA-2021-4364.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Published: 11/6/2023
Updated: 9/24/2025
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.2
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.3
Temporal Score: 3.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-35448
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.3
Temporal Score: 5.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-20197
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:binutils, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:binutils-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:binutils-debugsource, cpe:/o:rocky:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:binutils-devel
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/RockyLinux/release, Host/RockyLinux/rpm-list
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 11/9/2021
Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/27/2020