Security Advisory

CVE-2026-6846

CVE vulnerability detail - eXtreme Datacenter Security Operations

Published 2026-04-22 08:37:14

Last updated 2026-07-15 00:40:36

Assigner redhat

CVSS score not scored

State PUBLISHED

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.

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