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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-1182

🗓️ 06 Mar 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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Critical vulnerability CVE-2025-1182 in GNU Binutils 2.43 can cause remote memory corruption.

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(232124);
  script_version("1.5");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2025/12/02");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2025-1182");

  script_name(english:"Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-1182");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be
patched.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied
patch available.

  - A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in GNU Binutils 2.43. Affected is the
    function bfd_elf_reloc_symbol_deleted_p of the file bfd/elflink.c of the component ld. The manipulation
    leads to memory corruption. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The complexity of an attack is
    rather high. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and
    may be used. The patch is identified as b425859021d17adf62f06fb904797cf8642986ad. It is recommended to
    apply a patch to fix this issue. (CVE-2025-1182)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-1182");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"There is no known solution at this time.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"agent", value:"unix");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:U/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:U/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2025-1182");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vendor_unpatched", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2025/02/11");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/03/06");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:binutils");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Misc.");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2025 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("set_linux_os_id.nasl", "ssh_get_info2.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/OS/identifier", "Host/cpu", "Host/local_checks_enabled", "global_settings/vendor_unpatched");
  script_require_ports("Host/OS/Debian Linux-11", "Host/OS/Debian Linux-12", "Host/OS/Debian Linux-13");

  exit(0);
}

if (!get_kb_item("global_settings/vendor_unpatched")) exit(0, "Unpatched Vulnerabilities Detection not active.");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l"))) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

include('linux_unpatched.inc');

var distro_constraints_array = {
  "Debian Linux-12": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "12",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "binutils"},
          {"reference": "binutils-aarch64-linux-gnu"},
          {"reference": "binutils-aarch64-linux-gnu-dbg"},
          {"reference": "binutils-alpha-linux-gnu"},
          {"reference": "binutils-alpha-linux-gnu-dbg"},
          {"reference": "binutils-arc-linux-gnu"},
          {"reference": "binutils-arc-linux-gnu-dbg"},
          {"reference": "binutils-arm-linux-gnueabi"},
          {"reference": "binutils-arm-linux-gnueabi-dbg"},
          {"reference": "binutils-arm-linux-gnueabihf"},
          {"reference": "binutils-arm-linux-gnueabihf-dbg"},
          {"reference": "binutils-common"},
          {"reference": "binutils-dev"},
          {"reference": "binutils-doc"},
          {"reference": "binutils-for-build"},
          {"reference": "binutils-for-host"},
          {"reference": "binutils-hppa-linux-gnu"},
          {"reference": "binutils-hppa-linux-gnu-dbg"},
          {"reference": "binutils-hppa64-linux-gnu"},
          {"reference": "binutils-hppa64-linux-gnu-dbg"},
          {"reference": "binutils-i686-linux-gnu"},
          {"reference": "binutils-i686-linux-gnu-dbg"},
          {"reference": "binutils-ia64-linux-gnu"},
          {"reference": "binutils-multiarch"},
          {"reference": "binutils-multiarch-dbg"},
          {"reference": "binutils-multiarch-dev"},
          {"reference": "binutils-powerpc64le-linux-gnu"},
          {"reference": "binutils-powerpc64le-linux-gnu-dbg"},
          {"reference": "binutils-s390x-linux-gnu"},
          {"reference": "binutils-s390x-linux-gnu-dbg"},
          {"reference": "binutils-source"},
          {"reference": "binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu"},
          {"reference": "binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu-dbg"},
          {"reference": "libbinutils"},
          {"reference": "libbinutils-dbg"},
          {"reference": "libctf-nobfd0"},
          {"reference": "libctf-nobfd0-dbg"},
          {"reference": "libctf0"},
          {"reference": "libctf0-dbg"},
          {"reference": "libgprofng0"},
          {"reference": "libgprofng0-dbg"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Debian Linux-11": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "11",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "binutils"},
          {"reference": "binutils-aarch64-linux-gnu"},
          {"reference": "binutils-aarch64-linux-gnu-dbg"},
          {"reference": "binutils-alpha-linux-gnu"},
          {"reference": "binutils-alpha-linux-gnu-dbg"},
          {"reference": "binutils-arm-linux-gnueabi"},
          {"reference": "binutils-arm-linux-gnueabi-dbg"},
          {"reference": "binutils-arm-linux-gnueabihf"},
          {"reference": "binutils-arm-linux-gnueabihf-dbg"},
          {"reference": "binutils-common"},
          {"reference": "binutils-dev"},
          {"reference": "binutils-doc"},
          {"reference": "binutils-for-build"},
          {"reference": "binutils-for-host"},
          {"reference": "binutils-hppa-linux-gnu"},
          {"reference": "binutils-hppa-linux-gnu-dbg"},
          {"reference": "binutils-hppa64-linux-gnu"},
          {"reference": "binutils-hppa64-linux-gnu-dbg"},
          {"reference": "binutils-i686-linux-gnu"},
          {"reference": "binutils-i686-linux-gnu-dbg"},
          {"reference": "binutils-ia64-linux-gnu"},
          {"reference": "binutils-ia64-linux-gnu-dbg"},
          {"reference": "binutils-m68k-linux-gnu"},
          {"reference": "binutils-m68k-linux-gnu-dbg"},
          {"reference": "binutils-multiarch"},
          {"reference": "binutils-multiarch-dbg"},
          {"reference": "binutils-multiarch-dev"},
          {"reference": "binutils-powerpc64le-linux-gnu"},
          {"reference": "binutils-powerpc64le-linux-gnu-dbg"},
          {"reference": "binutils-s390x-linux-gnu"},
          {"reference": "binutils-s390x-linux-gnu-dbg"},
          {"reference": "binutils-source"},
          {"reference": "binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu"},
          {"reference": "binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu-dbg"},
          {"reference": "libbinutils"},
          {"reference": "libbinutils-dbg"},
          {"reference": "libctf-nobfd0"},
          {"reference": "libctf-nobfd0-dbg"},
          {"reference": "libctf0"},
          {"reference": "libctf0-dbg"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Debian Linux-13": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "13",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "binutils"},
          {"reference": "binutils-aarch64-linux-gnu"},
          {"reference": "binutils-aarch64-linux-gnu-dbg"},
          {"reference": "binutils-alpha-linux-gnu"},
          {"reference": "binutils-alpha-linux-gnu-dbg"},
          {"reference": "binutils-arc-linux-gnu"},
          {"reference": "binutils-arc-linux-gnu-dbg"},
          {"reference": "binutils-arm-linux-gnueabi"},
          {"reference": "binutils-arm-linux-gnueabi-dbg"},
          {"reference": "binutils-arm-linux-gnueabihf"},
          {"reference": "binutils-arm-linux-gnueabihf-dbg"},
          {"reference": "binutils-common"},
          {"reference": "binutils-dbg"},
          {"reference": "binutils-dev"},
          {"reference": "binutils-doc"},
          {"reference": "binutils-for-build"},
          {"reference": "binutils-for-host"},
          {"reference": "binutils-hppa-linux-gnu"},
          {"reference": "binutils-hppa-linux-gnu-dbg"},
          {"reference": "binutils-hppa64-linux-gnu"},
          {"reference": "binutils-hppa64-linux-gnu-dbg"},
          {"reference": "binutils-i686-linux-gnu"},
          {"reference": "binutils-i686-linux-gnu-dbg"},
          {"reference": "binutils-multiarch"},
          {"reference": "binutils-multiarch-dbg"},
          {"reference": "binutils-multiarch-dev"},
          {"reference": "binutils-powerpc64le-linux-gnu"},
          {"reference": "binutils-powerpc64le-linux-gnu-dbg"},
          {"reference": "binutils-s390x-linux-gnu"},
          {"reference": "binutils-s390x-linux-gnu-dbg"},
          {"reference": "binutils-source"},
          {"reference": "binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu"},
          {"reference": "binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu-dbg"},
          {"reference": "libbinutils"},
          {"reference": "libbinutils-dbg"},
          {"reference": "libctf-nobfd0"},
          {"reference": "libctf-nobfd0-dbg"},
          {"reference": "libctf0"},
          {"reference": "libctf0-dbg"},
          {"reference": "libgprofng0"},
          {"reference": "libgprofng0-dbg"},
          {"reference": "libsframe1"},
          {"reference": "libsframe1-dbg"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
};

var distro_constraints_values = linux_unpatched::get_distro_constraints(distro_constraints_arr:distro_constraints_array);
if (empty_or_null(distro_constraints_values)) audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
var report = linux_unpatched::check_unpatched_constraints(distro_constraints_values:distro_constraints_values);

if (!empty_or_null(report))
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
      extra      : report
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}

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