high7.8
CVE-2026-6846
A flaw was found in binutils.
Impact
A flaw was found in binutils. A heap-buffer-overflow vulnerability exists when processing a specially crafted XCOFF (Extended Common Object File Format) object file during linking. A local attacker could trick a user into processing this malicious file, which could lead to arbitrary code execution, allowing the attacker to run unauthorized commands, or cause a denial of service, making the system unavailable.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Gnu | Binutils | through 2.46 |
| Redhat | Hardened Images | All versions |
| Redhat | Openshift Container Platform | Version 4.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | Versions 6.0, 8.0, 9.0, 10.0 |