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Amazon Linux 2023 : binutils, binutils-devel, binutils-gprofng (ALAS2023-2025-956)
low Nessus Plugin ID 234951
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Synopsis
The remote Amazon Linux 2023 host is missing a security update.Description
It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2023-2025-956 advisory.A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils 2.43 and classified as critical. This issue affects the function
_bfd_elf_gc_mark_rsec of the file elflink.c of the component ld. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. 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. The patch is named f9978defb6fab0bd8583942d97c112b0932ac814. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. (CVE-2025-1176)
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)
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product 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
Run 'dnf update binutils --releasever 2023.7.20250428' to update your system.See Also
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2023/ALAS-2025-956.html
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2025-1176.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Low
ID: 234951
File Name: al2023_ALAS2023-2025-956.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 4/29/2025
Updated: 4/29/2025
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.2
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 Score Source: CVE-2025-1176
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
CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:binutils-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:binutils-gprofng-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:binutils-debugsource, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2023, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:binutils-gprofng, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:binutils, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:binutils-devel
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 4/23/2025
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/11/2025
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2025-1176, CVE-2025-1182
IAVA: 2025-A-0095