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.

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Description 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.
Title Binutils: out-of-bounds read in xcoff relocation processing in gnu binutils bfd library
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat openshift
Weaknesses CWE-125
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat openshift
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{'score': 6.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-03-23T15:55:21.404Z

Reserved: 2026-03-23T12:48:06.297Z

Link: CVE-2026-4647

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-03-23T15:55:15.267Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-03-23T14:16:36.753

Modified: 2026-03-23T14:31:37.267

Link: CVE-2026-4647

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