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AlmaLinux 10 : binutils (ALSA-2025:20155)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 276762

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Synopsis

The remote AlmaLinux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote AlmaLinux 10 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALSA-2025:20155 advisory.

 * binutils: GNU Binutils ld elflink.c elf_gc_sweep memory corruption (CVE-2025-5244)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the AlmaLinux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected binutils, binutils-devel and / or binutils-gold packages.

See Also

https://errata.almalinux.org/10/ALSA-2025-20155.html

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:20155

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 276762

File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2025-20155.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 11/25/2025

Updated: 11/25/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-5244

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.8

Threat Score: 1.9

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::resilientstorage, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::sap, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::realtime, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::supplementary, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:binutils-devel, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::powertools, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:binutils, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:binutils-gold, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::highavailability, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::appstream, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::baseos, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::sap_hana, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::nfv

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/AlmaLinux/release, Host/AlmaLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/11/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/27/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-5244

CWE: 119

RHSA: 2025:20155