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6.1Medium CVE-2026-4647 Gnu

A flaw was found in the GNU Binutils BFD library, a widely used component for handling binary files such as object files and executables.

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 expos

What happened

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.

Does it affect you

Not enough information

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What to do

  • Follow the vendor advisory for the fixed release and any interim mitigation.
    access.redhat.com
  • Follow the vendor advisory for the fixed release and any interim mitigation.
    bugzilla.redhat.com

Vendor's affected list

rhel
Exactly 6.0

Sources

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