CVE-2026-15003

Binutils: gnu binutils: heap-buffer-overflow in linker leads to information disclosure and denial of service

State
Published
Severity
5.6 Medium
Published
Jul 27, 2026
Updated
Sep 1, 2026
Reserved
Jul 7, 2026

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Description

A flaw was found in the GNU Binutils (Binary Utilities) linker. This vulnerability, a heap-buffer-overflow read (CWE-125), occurs when the linker processes a specially crafted 32-bit XCOFF (Extended Common Object File Format) object file. An attacker could exploit this by providing a malicious file, leading to an out-of-bounds read of memory. This can result in information disclosure, potentially revealing sensitive heap data, and a Denial of Service (DoS) due to the linker crashing.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.15.6 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:Hredhat

Weaknesses

Affected Products

ProductVersions
Red Hat Hardened ImagesRed Hat
  • 2.46.1-1.1.hum1 and laterNot affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Red Hat
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Red Hat
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Red Hat
        Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Red Hat
          Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Red Hat
            Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Red Hat
              Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Red Hat
                Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Red Hat
                  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat
                    Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat
                      Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat
                        Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat
                          Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat
                            Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat
                              Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat
                                Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Red Hat
                                  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Red Hat
                                    Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Red Hat
                                      Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Red Hat
                                        Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Red Hat
                                          Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Red Hat
                                            Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4Red Hat
                                              Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4Red Hat

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