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).
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
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | binutils | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-3441 |
| Debian:13 | binutils | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-3441 |
| Debian:14 | binutils | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-3441 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | binutils | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-3441 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | binutils | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-3441 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | binutils | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-3441 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | binutils | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-3441 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | binutils | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-3441 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-125 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
References
- RHSA-2026:33527 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:39022 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-3441 vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHBZ#2443826 issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT