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binutils may be exploited until updated

published 1 month ago

Summary

The binutils toolset included in the cleanstart package has a security weakness that could let an attacker affect your system. Updating binutils to a newer version removes the risk. Apply the latest package release as soon as possible.

What to do

Update cleanstart binutils to version 2.32-r0.

Affected software

Ecosystem	Vendor	Product	Affected versions
CleanStart	cleanstart	binutils	< 2.32-r0 Fix: upgrade to 2.32-r0

Original advisory text

Security fix for CVE-2018-20002 applied in: binutils 2.32-r0

Security vulnerability affects the binutils package. This issue is resolved in later releases. See references for vulnerability details.

References

https://github.com/cleanstart-dev/cleanstart-security-advisories/tree/main/advis... Vendor Advisory
https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-20002 URL
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-20002 URL

Timeline

Published18 Sep 2026

Updated18 Sep 2026

First seen18 Sep 2026

Sources

CLEANSTART-2025-FE06703 · OSV

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