PT-2026-34314 · Binutils · Binutils

Takao Sato · CVE-2026-6846 · Published 2026-04-22 · Updated 2026-07-01

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions binutils (affected versions not specified)

Description A heap-buffer-overflow occurs 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, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution or a denial of service.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

DoS

Heap Based Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-122

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-6846

ECHO-E17A-D8BD-8B20

RHSA-2026:33527

Affected Products

Binutils

References · 21

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/6xxx/CVE-2026-6846.json · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-6846 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-6846 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-6846 · Vendor Advisory
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33527 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-6846 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-6846 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-6846 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-6846 · Vendor Advisory
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/2047012164570161550 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/Cezar_H_Linux/status/2050986935179452636 · Twitter Post
• https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser · Note
• https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=34049 · Note
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2460006 · Note
• https://t.me/cveNotify/164213 · Telegram Post