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RockyLinux 9 : gcc-toolset-14-binutils (RLSA-2026:0052)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 281881

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Synopsis

The remote RockyLinux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote RockyLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RLSA-2026:0052 advisory.

 * binutils: GNU Binutils Linker heap-based overflow (CVE-2025-11083)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the RockyLinux 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 packages.

See Also

https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2026:0052

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2399948

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 281881

File Name: rocky_linux_RLSA-2026-0052.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 1/6/2026

Updated: 1/6/2026

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-2025-11083

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: p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:gcc-toolset-14-binutils, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:gcc-toolset-14-binutils-gprofng, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:gcc-toolset-14-binutils-gold-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:gcc-toolset-14-binutils-gold, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:gcc-toolset-14-binutils-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:gcc-toolset-14-binutils-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:gcc-toolset-14-binutils-gprofng-debuginfo, cpe:/o:rocky:linux:9

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: 1/6/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/27/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-11083