Buffer overflow in Gnu Binutils
CVE-2026-6846
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 m…
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.002 (6.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Gnu Binutils
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Red Hat Hardened Images — versions 2.45.1-5.1.hum1, 2.46.1-1.hum1
- Red Hat Openshift Container Platform 4
- Redhat Enterprise_linux — versions 6.0, 8.0, 9.0
- Redhat Hardened_images
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, issue-tracking, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-6846?
- CVE-2026-6846 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gnu Binutils, classified under Heap-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-04-22.
- How severe is CVE-2026-6846?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.