Use After Free in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
CVE-2026-19548
Multiple Use-After-Free vulnerabilities were found in the add_archive_element function in ld/ldmain.c of the GNU linker (ld), a component of binutils. The root cause is that plugin_maybe_claim() in ld/plugin.c frees the original BFD object…
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/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-2026-19548?
- CVE-2026-19548 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-08-12.
- How severe is CVE-2026-19548?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.