CVE-2026-3442

HIGH EPSS 13.4%
Published Mar 16, 20263mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
7.1 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published Mar 16, 2026 3mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

A flaw was found in GNU Binutils. This vulnerability, a heap-based buffer overflow, specifically an out-of-bounds read, exists in the bfd linker component. An attacker could exploit this by convincing a user to process a specially crafted malicious XCOFF object file. Successful exploitation may lead to the disclosure of sensitive information or cause the application to crash, resulting in an application level denial of service.

CVSS Details

Base Score
7.1
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
5.2
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity None
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
13.4% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read Memory Safety

Affected Products 7

VendorProductVersionRange
gnubinutils*any
redhatopenshift_container_platform4.0any
redhatenterprise_linux6.0any
redhatenterprise_linux7.0any
redhatenterprise_linux8.0any
redhatenterprise_linux9.0any
redhatenterprise_linux10.0any

References 2

  • access.redhat.com https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-3442
    Vendor Advisory
  • bugzilla.redhat.com https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2443828
    Issue TrackingVendor Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.