CVE-2026-3441

MEDIUM

6.1

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.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score6.1

SeverityMEDIUM

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

Attack VectorLOCAL

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionREQUIRED

Published3/16/2026

Last Modified3/20/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

gnu:binutilsredhat:enterprise_linuxredhat:openshift_container_platform

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-125

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-3441(secalert@redhat.com)

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2443826(secalert@redhat.com)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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