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

  - The print_insn_score32 function in opcodes/score7-dis.c:552 in GNU Binutils 2.28 allows remote attackers     to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other     impact via a crafted binary file, as demonstrated by mishandling of this file during objdump -D     execution. (CVE-2017-9743)

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

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201801-01 (Binutils: Multiple vulnerabilities)

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Binutils. Please review       the referenced CVE identifiers for details.
  Impact :

    A remote attacker, by enticing a user to compile/execute a specially       crafted ELF, tekhex, PE, or binary file, could possibly cause a Denial of       Service condition.
  Workaround :

    There are no known workarounds at this time.

An update of the crash package has been released.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Published	Updated	Severity
221319	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2017-9743	Nessus	Misc.	3/4/2025	8/24/2025	high
105627	GLSA-201801-01 : Binutils: Multiple vulnerabilities	Nessus	Gentoo Local Security Checks	1/8/2018	4/5/2019	high
203822	Photon OS 3.0: Crash PHSA-2023-3.0-0601	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	7/24/2024	8/20/2025	critical
203529	Photon OS 4.0: Crash PHSA-2023-4.0-0414	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	7/23/2024	8/20/2025	critical

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