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Azure Linux 3.0 Security Update: binutils (CVE-2025-1176)

low Nessus Plugin ID 216785

Synopsis

The remote Azure Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The version of binutils installed on the remote Azure Linux 3.0 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CVE-2025-1176 advisory.

 - A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils 2.43 and classified as critical. This issue affects the function
 _bfd_elf_gc_mark_rsec of the file elflink.c of the component ld. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack May be initiated remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and May be used. The patch is named f9978defb6fab0bd8583942d97c112b0932ac814. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. (CVE-2025-1176)

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://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-1176

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 216785

File Name: azure_linux_CVE-2025-1176.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 2/25/2025

Updated: 2/25/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.1

Temporal Score: 4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-1176

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 4.5

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.3

Threat Score: 1.3

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:binutils-devel, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:cross-binutils-common, x-cpe:/o:microsoft:azure_linux, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:binutils-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:binutils, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:binutils-aarch64-linux-gnu

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/11/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/11/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-1176

IAVA: 2025-A-0095