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.
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History

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 20:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sun, 15 Mar 2026 01:00:00 +0000

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Description No description is available for this CVE. 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.
Title binutils: GNU Binutils: Information disclosure via specially crafted XCOFF object file Binutils: gnu binutils: information disclosure via specially crafted xcoff object file
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat openshift
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat openshift
References

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Gnu
Gnu binutils
Vendors & Products Gnu
Gnu binutils

Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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Description No description is available for this CVE.
Title binutils: GNU Binutils: Information disclosure via specially crafted XCOFF object file
Weaknesses CWE-125
References
Metrics threat_severity

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cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L'}

threat_severity

Moderate


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-03-16T19:16:14.031Z

Reserved: 2026-03-02T14:08:59.315Z

Link: CVE-2026-3441

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-03-16T19:16:07.767Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-03-16T14:19:47.447

Modified: 2026-03-16T14:53:07.390

Link: CVE-2026-3441

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-03-02T11:11:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-3441 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-03-03T08:47:03Z

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