Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-25586

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - A flaw was found in Binutils. A logic fail in the bfdinitsectiondecompressstatus function may lead to the use of an uninitialized variable that can cause a cras...

FreeBSD : binutils -- Multiple vulnerabilities (943f8915-6c5d-11ef-810a-f8b46a88f42c)

The version of FreeBSD installed on the remote host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the 943f8915-6c5d-11ef-810a-f8b46a88f42c advisory. [email protected] reports PR/281070: A new version of devel/binutils has been released...

Photon OS 5.0: Gdb PHSA-2023-5.0-0060

An update of the gdb package has been released. %NASLMINLEVEL 80900 C Tenable, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were extracted from VMware Security Advisory PHSA-2023-5.0-0060. The text itself is copyright C VMware, Inc. include'compat.inc'; if description scriptid20455...

CVE-2023-25586

CVE-2023-25586 affects Binutils: a logic fail in bfd_init_section_decompress_status may use an uninitialized variable, causing a crash and local denial of service. Connected advisories confirm a fixed Binutils version; upstream advisories (e.g., TencentOS/FreeBSD entries) indicate a newer Binutil...

CVE-2023-25586 Local variable `ch_type` in function `bfd_init_section_decompress_status` can be uninitialized

A flaw was found in Binutils. A logic fail in the bfdinitsectiondecompressstatus function may lead to the use of an uninitialized variable that can cause a crash and local denial of service...