CVE-2026-3442 Binutils: gnu binutils: information disclosure or denial of service via out-of-bounds read in bfd linker
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.
Problem types: cwe_id: CWE-125
description: Out-of-bounds Read
Affected products: vendor: Red Hat
product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
cpes: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
default_status: unaffected
vendor: Red Hat
product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
cpes: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
default_status: unaffected
vendor: Red Hat
product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
cpes: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
default_status: unaffected
vendor: Red Hat
product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
cpes: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
default_status: unaffected
vendor: Red Hat
product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
cpes: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
default_status: affected
vendor: Red Hat
product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
cpes: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
default_status: unaffected
vendor: Red Hat
product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
cpes: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
default_status: unaffected
vendor: Red Hat
product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
cpes: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
default_status: unaffected
vendor: Red Hat
product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
cpes: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
default_status: unaffected
vendor: Red Hat
product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
cpes: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
default_status: unaffected
vendor: Red Hat
product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
cpes: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
default_status: unaffected
vendor: Red Hat
product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
cpes: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
default_status: unaffected
vendor: Red Hat
product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
cpes: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
default_status: unaffected
vendor: Red Hat
product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
cpes: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
default_status: unaffected
vendor: Red Hat
product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
cpes: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
default_status: unaffected
vendor: Red Hat
product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
cpes: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
default_status: unaffected
vendor: Red Hat
product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
cpes: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
default_status: unaffected
vendor: Red Hat
product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
cpes: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
default_status: unaffected
vendor: Red Hat
product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
cpes: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
default_status: unaffected
vendor: Red Hat
product: Red Hat Hardened Images
cpes: cpe:/a:redhat:hummingbird:1
default_status: affected
vendor: Red Hat
product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
cpes: cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4
default_status: unaffected
CVSS v3.1: attackComplexity: LOW
attackVector: LOCAL
availabilityImpact: LOW
baseScore: 6.1
baseSeverity: MEDIUM
confidentialityImpact: HIGH
integrityImpact: NONE
privilegesRequired: NONE
scope: UNCHANGED
userInteraction: REQUIRED
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
version: 3.1
Published: 2026-03-15T00:19:02.700Z