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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-11839

medium Nessus Plugin ID 271685

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Synopsis

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be patched.

Description

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

 - A security flaw has been discovered in GNU Binutils 2.45. Impacted is the function tg_tag_type of the file prdbg.c. Performing manipulation results in unchecked return value. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploit has been released to the public and may be exploited. (CVE-2025-11839)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2025-11839

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 271685

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2025_11839.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 10/27/2025

Updated: 10/27/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 4.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-11839

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.2

Temporal Score: 5.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:U/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.8

Threat Score: 1.1

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:gdb-minimal, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:gdb-gdbserver, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mingw32-binutils, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:gcc-toolset-13-binutils-gold, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:gcc-toolset-13-binutils-gold, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:gcc-toolset-14-binutils, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:gcc-toolset-14-gdb, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:gdb-gdbserver, cpe:/o:centos:centos:8, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:gcc-toolset-14-binutils-gprofng, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:gcc-toolset-14-binutils-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:gdb-headless, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:gcc-toolset-14-binutils-gprofng, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:binutils-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:gdb-minimal, cpe:/o:centos:centos:7, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:gdb-headless, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:binutils-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mingw32-binutils, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:binutils-gold, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:gcc-toolset-13-binutils, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:gdb-doc, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:gdb-doc, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mingw64-binutils, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:gcc-toolset-13-binutils-devel, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:gdb, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:gcc-toolset-14-binutils-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:gcc-toolset-15-binutils, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:gcc-toolset-13-gdb, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mingw-binutils, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:gcc-toolset-13-binutils, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:gcc-toolset-14-binutils-gold, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mingw64-binutils, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:binutils, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:gcc-toolset-14-binutils-gold, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:gcc-toolset-13-gdb, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:binutils, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:gcc-toolset-14-gdb, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mingw-binutils-generic, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mingw-binutils, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mingw-binutils-generic, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:binutils-gold, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:gcc-toolset-15-binutils, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:gcc-toolset-13-binutils-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:gcc-toolset-14-binutils, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:gdb

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, global_settings/vendor_unpatched, Host/OS/identifier

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/16/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-11839