A flaw was found in GNU Binutils. This vulnerability, a heap-based buffer overflow, specifically an out-of-bounds read, exists in the bfd linker component. An attacker could exploit this by convincing a user to process a specially crafted malicious XCOFF object file. Successful exploitation may lead to the disclosure of sensitive information or cause the application to crash, resulting in an application level denial of service.
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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 vulnerability, a heap-based buffer overflow, specifically an out-of-bounds read, exists in the bfd linker component. An attacker could exploit this by convincing a user to process a specially crafted malicious XCOFF object file. Successful exploitation may lead to the disclosure of sensitive information or cause the application to crash, resulting in an application level denial of service.
Title binutils: GNU Binutils: Information disclosure or denial of service via out-of-bounds read in bfd linker Binutils: gnu binutils: information disclosure or denial of service via out-of-bounds read in bfd linker
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 or denial of service via out-of-bounds read in bfd linker
Weaknesses CWE-125
References
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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: 2026-03-16T19:16:59.421Z

Reserved: 2026-03-02T14:22:03.906Z

Link: CVE-2026-3442

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-03-16T19:16:51.592Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-03-16T14:19:47.720

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

Link: CVE-2026-3442

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

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

Links: CVE-2026-3442 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-03-03T08:47:01Z

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