CVE-2026-6846

HIGH SEVERITY

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Base Score

7.8 / 10

Vector String

                                        CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H                                    

Vulnerability Description

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.

Vulnerability Details

Published Date

April 22, 2026

Last Modified

April 22, 2026

CWE ID

CWE-122

Source

NVD

External References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6846
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2460006

CVE-2026-6846

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