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Vulnerability · Published Mar 15, 2026 · Assigned by redhat

CVE-2026-3441Binutils: gnu binutils: information disclosure via specially crafted xcoff object file

Medium 6.1

In plain English

A medium-severity out-of-bounds read in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 from Red Hat. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 9% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.1Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 91.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official 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.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12binutilsno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2026-3441
Debian:13binutilsno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2026-3441
Debian:14binutilsno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2026-3441
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSbinutilsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-3441
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSbinutilsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-3441
Ubuntu:25.10binutilsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-3441
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSbinutilsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-3441
Ubuntu:26.10binutilsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-3441

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Red Hat Red Hat Hardened Images see references
Red Hat Red Hat Hardened Images see references
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 see references
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 see references
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 see references
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 see references
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 see references
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 see references
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 see references
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 see references
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 see references
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 see references
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 see references
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 see references
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 see references
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 see references
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 see references
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 see references
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 see references
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 see references
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 see references
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 see references
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 see references

Weakness: CWE-125 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L

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