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RockyLinux 8 : gcc-toolset-12-binutils (RLSA-2023:2873)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 323263
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Synopsis
The remote RockyLinux host is missing a security update.Description
The remote RockyLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RLSA-2023:2873 advisory.* binutils: NULL pointer dereference in _bfd_elf_get_symbol_version_string leads to segfault (CVE-2022-4285)
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
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 323263
File Name: rocky_linux_RLSA-2023-2873.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: Local
Published: 6/27/2026
Updated: 6/27/2026
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.9
Temporal Score: 3.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-4285
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.5
Temporal Score: 5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:gcc-toolset-12-binutils, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:gcc-toolset-12-binutils-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:gcc-toolset-12-binutils-gold, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:gcc-toolset-12-binutils-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:gcc-toolset-12-binutils-gold-debuginfo, cpe:/o:rocky:linux:8
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: 6/28/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/3/2023
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2022-4285