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High 7.1Published Mar 16, 2026

CVE-2026-3441A flaw was found in GNU Binutils.

Updated under an hour ago ()

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It affects gnu binutils and 2 other products. Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.

No exploitation reported and no EPSS estimate yet.

A flaw was found in GNU Binutils. This heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability, specifically an out-of-bounds read in the bfd linker, allows an attacker to gain access to sensitive information. By convincing a user to process a specially crafted XCOFF object file, an attacker can trigger this flaw, potentially leading to information disclosure or an application level denial of service.

CVSS
7.1 HIGH (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-125
Known exploited
Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by
Not given
NVD analysis
Modified
Record last updated
Sep 1, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals
Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products
gnu binutils
gnu:binutils
all versions
NVD
redhat openshift_container_platform
redhat:openshift_container_platform
4.0
NVD
redhat enterprise_linux
redhat:enterprise_linux
6.0; 7.0; 8.0; 9.0; 10.0
NVD

References

  • vendor-advisory
  • issue-tracking, vendor-advisory

The CVE record is authoritative. Products marked “from the name” were identified from the CNA's free-text names, not a CPE, and are matched less certainly. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

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