A flaw was found in binutils. A heap-buffer-overflow vulnerability exists when processing a specially crafted XCOFF (Extended Common Object File Format) object file during linking. A local attacker could trick a user into processing this malicious file, which could lead to arbitrary code execution, allowing the attacker to run unauthorized commands, or cause a denial of service, making the system unavailable.
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Wed, 20 May 2026 14:00:00 +0000
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:redhat:hardened_images:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:15:00 +0000
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Iputils iputils Redhat hardened Images Redhat openshift Container Platform |
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Iputils
Iputils iputils Redhat hardened Images Redhat openshift Container Platform |
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Wed, 22 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000
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| Description | A flaw was found in binutils. A heap-buffer-overflow vulnerability exists when processing a specially crafted XCOFF (Extended Common Object File Format) object file during linking. A local attacker could trick a user into processing this malicious file, which could lead to arbitrary code execution, allowing the attacker to run unauthorized commands, or cause a denial of service, making the system unavailable. | |
| Title | Binutils: binutils: arbitrary code execution via malformed xcoff object file processing | |
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Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux Redhat hummingbird Redhat openshift |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-122 | |
| CPEs | cpe:/a:redhat:hummingbird:1 cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9 |
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Redhat enterprise Linux Redhat hummingbird Redhat openshift |
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cvssV3_1
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: 2026-04-22T08:37:14.233Z
Updated: 2026-05-12T12:42:05.037Z
Reserved: 2026-04-22T07:59:20.292Z
Link: CVE-2026-6846
Updated: 2026-04-22T15:30:24.254Z
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2026-04-22T09:16:27.607
Modified: 2026-05-20T13:47:30.747
Link: CVE-2026-6846