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CVE-2026-6846

binutils

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.

CVSS 7.8EPSS 0.17099999999999999%Risk 0.79
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Published
2026-04-22 09:16:27
Affected versions
unknown
Type
Core software
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Operating systems
Linux