Medium6.1Red Hat & Ubuntu Linux
Out-of-Bounds Read in XCOFF Relocation Processing in GNU Binutils BFD Library
CVE-2026-4647 Published Mar 23, 2026
CVE-2026-4647
Affected products & platforms
Red Hat & Ubuntu LinuxUnclassified
Summary
Out-of-Bounds Read in XCOFF Relocation Processing in GNU Binutils BFD Library. Red Hat rates this moderate (CVSS 6.1). Weakness: CWE-125. Affected package(s): binutils-main. Resolved in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:33527 — update the affected packages (`sudo dnf update`).
Affected versions
- binutils-main-2.45.1-5.1.hum1
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 5 hours ago·verify at source
Fixed versions
- RHSA-2026:33527
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 5 hours ago·verify at source
Mitigation checklist
Recommended fix / mitigation
- Update the affected package(s) to the fixed version shipped in RHSA-2026:33527 (`sudo dnf update` / `yum update`).
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 5 hours ago·verify at source
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