CVE-2026-4647
mediumA flaw was found in the GNU Binutils BFD library, a widely used component for handling binary files such as object files and executables.
Vendor / product: Gnu — binutils
A flaw was found in the GNU Binutils BFD library, a widely used component for handling binary files such as object files and executables. The issue occurs when processing specially crafted XCOFF object files, where a relocation type value is not properly validated before being used. This can cause the program to read memory outside of intended bounds. As a result, affected tools may crash or expose unintended memory contents, leading to denial-of-service or limited information disclosure risks.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.
Mitigation & advisories
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33527 secalert@redhat.com
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:39022 secalert@redhat.com
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-4647 secalert@redhat.com
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2450302 secalert@redhat.com
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33919 secalert@redhat.com