6.1Medium

CVE-2026-4647Binutils: out-of-bounds read in xcoff relocation processing in gnu binutils bfd library

Red Hat Red Hat Hardened Images; Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Published: (7 months ago)

Description

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.

Weakness (CWE): CWE-125

Data: CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Ubuntu. Published as the sources state it, in English.

Affected products and versions

VendorProductVersions
gnu binutils —
redhat enterprise linux 6.0
redhat openshift container platform 4.0
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 all versions
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 all versions
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 all versions
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 all versions
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 all versions
Red Hat Red Hat Hardened Images all versions
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 all versions

References and patches

CPE matches (NVD) (7)

  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*