CVE-2026-4647

MEDIUM

6.1

Description

A flaw was found in the GNU Binutils BFD library, a widely used component for handling binary files such as object files and executables. The issue occurs when processing specially crafted XCOFF object files, where a relocation type value is not properly validated before being used. This can cause the program to read memory outside of intended bounds. As a result, affected tools may crash or expose unintended memory contents, leading to denial-of-service or limited information disclosure risks.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score6.1

SeverityMEDIUM

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

Attack VectorLOCAL

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionREQUIRED

Published3/23/2026

Last Modified3/24/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

gnu:binutilsredhat:enterprise_linuxredhat:openshift_container_platform

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-125

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-4647(secalert@redhat.com)

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2450302(secalert@redhat.com)

https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33919(secalert@redhat.com)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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