rpi-eeprom-update script in rpi-eeprom package uses 'strings' binary from binutils, and it is not in package dependencies.
$this->bbcode_second_pass_code('', '
root@sashok724-pi1 ~ # rpi-eeprom-update -a
/usr/bin/rpi-eeprom-update: line 118: strings: command not found
/usr/bin/rpi-eeprom-update: line 118: strings: command not found
/usr/bin/rpi-eeprom-update: line 307: strings: command not found
/usr/bin/rpi-eeprom-update: line 617: [: : integer expression expected
BOOTLOADER: up to date
CURRENT: 2021-05-19T15:51:54 UTC (1621439514)
date: invalid date ‘@’
LATEST: ()
RELEASE: latest (/lib/firmware/raspberrypi/bootloader/latest)
VL805_FW: Dedicated VL805 EEPROM
VL805: up to date
CURRENT: 000138a1
LATEST: 000138a1
')