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…
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
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
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vdb-entry)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, issue-tracking)
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.