CVE-2026-6846

HIGH

7.8

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.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score7.8

SeverityHIGH

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

Attack VectorLOCAL

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionREQUIRED

Published4/22/2026

Last Modified4/22/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-122

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6846(secalert@redhat.com)

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2460006(secalert@redhat.com)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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