VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2026-6846

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.17%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-04-22
Last modified2026-10-26
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

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 malicious file, which could lead to arbitrary code execution, allowing the attacker to run unauthorized commands, or cause a denial of service, making the system unavailable.

Weakness classification

  • secalert@redhat.com: CWE-122
  • 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c: CWE-122

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