An update of the binutils package has been released.

The remote openSUSE 16 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the openSUSE-SU-2025:20150-1 advisory.

    Changes in binutils:

    - Update to current 2.45 branch at 94cb1c075 to include fix       for PR33584 (a problem related to LTO vs fortran COMMON       blocks).

    - Do not enable '-z gcs=implicit' on aarch64 for old codestreams.

    Update to version 2.45:

      * New versioned release of libsframe.so.2
      * s390: tools now support SFrame format 2; recognize z17 as CPU         name [bsc#1247105, jsc#IBM-1485]
      * sframe sections are now of ELF section type SHT_GNU_SFRAME.
      * sframe secions generated by the assembler have         SFRAME_F_FDE_FUNC_START_PCREL set.
      * riscv: Support more extensions: standard: Zicfiss v1.0, Zicfilp v1.0,         Zcmp v1.0, Zcmt v1.0, Smrnmi v1.0, S[sm]dbltrp v1.0, S[sm]ctr v1.0,         ssqosid v1.0, ssnpm v1.0, smnpm v1.0, smmpm v1.0, sspm v1.0, supm v1.0,         sha v1.0, zce v1.0, smcdeleg v1.0, ssccfg v1.0, svvptc v1.0, zilsd v1.0,         zclsd v1.0, smrnmi v1.0;
        vendor: CORE-V, xcvbitmanip v1.0 and xcvsimd v1.0;
        SiFive, xsfvqmaccdod v1.0, xsfvqmaccqoqv1.0 and xsfvfnrclipxfqf v1.0;
        T-Head: xtheadvdot v1.0;
        MIPS: xmipscbop v1.0, xmipscmov v1.0, xmipsexectl v1.0, xmipslsp v1.0.
      * Support RISC-V privileged version 1.13, profiles 20/22/23, and         .bfloat16 directive.
      * x86: Add support for these ISAs: Intel Diamond Rapids AMX, MOVRS,         AVX10.2 (including SM4), MSR_IMM; Zhaoxin PadLock PHE2, RNG2, GMI, XMODX.
        Drop support for  AVX10.2 256 bit rounding.
      * arm: Add support for most of Armv9.6, enabled by -march=armv9.6-a and         extensions '+cmpbr', '+f8f16mm', '+f8f32mm', '+fprcvt', '+lsfe', '+lsui',         '+occmo', '+pops', '+sme2p2', '+ssve-aes', '+sve-aes', '+sve-aes2',         '+sve-bfscale', '+sve-f16f32mm' and '+sve2p2'.
      * Predefined symbols GAS(version) and, on non-release builds, GAS(date)         are now being made available.
      * Add .errif and .warnif directives.
      * linker:
        - Add --image-base=<ADDR> option to the ELF linker to behave the same           as -Ttext-segment for compatibility with LLD.
        - Add support for mixed LTO and non-LTO codes in relocatable output.
        - s390: linker generates .eh_frame and/or .sframe for linker           generated .plt sections by default (can be disabled           by --no-ld-generated-unwind-info).
        - riscv: add new PLT formats, and GNU property merge rules for zicfiss           and zicfilp extensions.
    - gold is no longer included

    - Contains fixes for these non-CVEs (not security bugs per upstreams       SECURITY.md):

      * bsc#1236632 aka CVE-2025-0840 aka PR32560
      * bsc#1236977 aka CVE-2025-1149 aka PR32576
      * bsc#1236978 aka CVE-2025-1148 aka PR32576
      * bsc#1236999 aka CVE-2025-1176 aka PR32636
      * bsc#1237000 aka CVE-2025-1153 aka PR32603
      * bsc#1237001 aka CVE-2025-1152 aka PR32576
      * bsc#1237003 aka CVE-2025-1151 aka PR32576
      * bsc#1237005 aka CVE-2025-1150 aka PR32576
      * bsc#1237018 aka CVE-2025-1178 aka PR32638
      * bsc#1237019 aka CVE-2025-1181 aka PR32643
      * bsc#1237020 aka CVE-2025-1180 aka PR32642
      * bsc#1237021 aka CVE-2025-1179 aka PR32640
      * bsc#1237042 aka CVE-2025-1182 aka PR32644
      * bsc#1240870 aka CVE-2025-3198 aka PR32716
      * bsc#1243756 aka CVE-2025-5244 aka PR32858
      * bsc#1243760 aka CVE-2025-5245 aka PR32829
      * bsc#1246481 aka CVE-2025-7545 aka PR33049
      * bsc#1246486 aka CVE-2025-7546 aka PR33050
      * bsc#1247114 aka CVE-2025-8224 aka PR32109
      * bsc#1247117 aka CVE-2025-8225 no PR
      * bsc#1236976 aka CVE-2025-1147 aka PR32556
      * bsc#1250632 aka CVE-2025-11083 aka PR33457
      * bsc#1251275 aka CVE-2025-11412 aka PR33452
      * bsc#1251276 aka CVE-2025-11413 aka PR33456
      * bsc#1251277 aka CVE-2025-11414 aka PR33450
      * bsc#1251794 aka CVE-2025-11494 aka PR33499
      * bsc#1251795 aka CVE-2025-11495 aka PR33502       binutils-2.43-branch.diff.gz

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

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

The AlmaLinux 9.6 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the TuxCare ALMALINUX9.6:CLSA-2026:1775726631 advisory.

  - A potential heap based buffer overflow was found in _bfd_elf_slurp_version_tables() in bfd/elf.c. This may     lead to loss of availability. (CVE-2023-1972)

  - A flaw has been found in GNU Binutils 2.45. Impacted is the function _bfd_elf_parse_eh_frame of the file     bfd/elf-eh-frame.c of the component Linker. Executing manipulation can lead to heap-based buffer overflow.
    The attack is restricted to local execution. The exploit has been published and may be used. This patch is     called ea1a0737c7692737a644af0486b71e4a392cbca8. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue. The     code maintainer replied with [f]ixed for 2.46. (CVE-2025-11082)

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

  - A weakness has been identified in GNU Binutils 2.45. The affected element is the function vfinfo of the     file ldmisc.c. Executing a manipulation can lead to out-of-bounds read. The attack can only be executed     locally. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. This patch is     called 16357. It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue. (CVE-2025-11840)

  - A vulnerability has been found in GNU Binutils 2.43/2.44 and classified as problematic. Affected by this     vulnerability is the function display_info of the file binutils/bucomm.c of the component objdump. The     manipulation leads to memory leak. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed     to the public and may be used. The patch is named ba6ad3a18cb26b79e0e3b84c39f707535bbc344d. It is     recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. (CVE-2025-3198)

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

ID	Name	Product	Family	Published	Updated	Severity
333900	Photon OS 5.0: Binutils PHSA-2025-5.0-92-0663	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	8/10/2026	8/10/2026	medium
278602	openSUSE 16 Security Update : binutils (openSUSE-SU-2025:20150-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	12/13/2025	3/3/2026	medium
360888	AlmaLinux 9.6 [TuxCare] Security Update: binutils / binutils-devel / binutils-gold / cross-binutils-aarch64 / etc Multiple Vulnerabilities (ALMALINUX9.6:CLSA-2026:1775726631)	Nessus	Alma Linux Local Security Checks	10/1/2026	10/2/2026	medium

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