CVE-2026-3442A flaw was found in GNU Binutils.
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A flaw was found in GNU Binutils. This vulnerability, a heap-based buffer overflow, specifically an out-of-bounds read, exists in the bfd linker component. An attacker could exploit this by convincing a user to process a specially crafted malicious XCOFF object file. Successful exploitation may lead to the disclosure of sensitive information or cause the application to crash, resulting in 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
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
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33527
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:39022
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-3442vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2443828issue-tracking, vendor-advisory
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