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Description

A flaw was found in GNU Binutils. This heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability, specifically an out-of-bounds read in the bfd linker, allows an attacker to gain access to sensitive information. By convincing a user to process a specially crafted XCOFF object file, an attacker can trigger this flaw, potentially leading to information disclosure or an application level denial of service.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-03-02 | Published 2026-03-15 | Updated 2026-04-28 | Assigner redhat




MEDIUM: 6.1CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L

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Out-of-bounds Read

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Timeline

2026-03-02:Reported to Red Hat.
2026-03-02:Made public.

References

access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-3441 vdb-entry

bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2443826 (RHBZ#2443826) issue-tracking

cve.org (CVE-2026-3441)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2026-3441)

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