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CVE-2026-3442General(gnu / binutils)

LOWCVSS 7.1 · HIGH

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

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.

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0.5/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Vendor / third-party advisories
Other references
Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-125

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

NONE

Momentum

NONE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

  • binutils
  • enterprise_linux
  • openshift_container_platform

Threat summary

  • 1 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • Technical details provided in 1 signal
  • General: 1 classified signal
  • 1 total mentions across 1 day

Affected systems

Vendors
gnuredhat
Products
binutilsenterprise_linuxopenshift_container_platform

7 versions affected across 3 products

Deep dive

Activity timeline1 mentions / 1d
00111Mentions · 2026-03-15: 1Technical Details · 2026-03-15: 103-15
Signal classification1 categories
General
1100.0%
Referenced assets1 URL
By indicator
Full discourse1 post
  • CyberDudeBivash® | Global Cybersecurity Company@cyberbivash
    General

    🚨 CYBERDUDEBIVASH SENTINEL APEX ALERT 🚨 Threat: CVE-2026-3442 - Binutils: gnu binutils: information disclosure or denial of service via out-of-bounds read in bfd linker Intel Report: https://ift.tt/yuif4b5

    Post summary

    An alert highlights CVE‑2026‑3442 affecting GNU binutils, detailing its out‑of‑bounds read vulnerability, but provides no PoC, exploit code, active exploitation evidence, or patch information.

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CPE platform detail7 entries

7 of 7 entries

PartVendorProductVersionTarget SWTarget HW
Appgnubinutils---
OSredhatenterprise_linux10.0--
OSredhatenterprise_linux6.0--
OSredhatenterprise_linux7.0--
OSredhatenterprise_linux8.0--
OSredhatenterprise_linux9.0--
Appredhatopenshift_container_platform4.0--

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