The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201811-17 (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, object, PE, or binary file, could possibly cause a Denial of       Service condition or have other unspecified impacts.
  Workaround :

    There is no known workaround at this time.

An update of the crash package has been released.

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

  - The load_debug_section function in readelf.c in GNU Binutils 2.29.1 allows remote attackers to cause a     denial of service (invalid memory access and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact     via an ELF file that lacks section headers. (CVE-2017-17126)

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

ID	Name	Product	Family	Published	Updated	Severity
119162	GLSA-201811-17 : Binutils: Multiple vulnerabilities	Nessus	Gentoo Local Security Checks	11/27/2018	7/19/2024	high
203529	Photon OS 4.0: Crash PHSA-2023-4.0-0414	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	7/23/2024	7/23/2024	critical
221059	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2017-17126	Nessus	Misc.	3/4/2025	3/4/2025	high
203822	Photon OS 3.0: Crash PHSA-2023-3.0-0601	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	7/24/2024	7/24/2024	critical

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