Buffer overflow in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

CVE-2026-16461

A stack-based buffer overflow was found in rpcbind's rpcinfo utility. In rpcbdump() short mode (used by `rpcinfo -s`), version numbers from a remote RPCBPROC_DUMP reply are written into a fixed-size stack buffer without bounds checking. A user or administrator who runs `rpcinfo -s` against a malicious or compromised rpcbind endpoint could experience a crash or denial of service of the rpcinfo client.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.004 (32.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-16461?
CVE-2026-16461 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-07-21.
How severe is CVE-2026-16461?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.