CVE-2026-15003

A flaw was found in the GNU Binutils (Binary Utilities) linker. This vulnerability, a heap-buffer-overflow read (CWE-125), occurs when the linker processes a specially crafted 32-bit XCOFF (Extended Common Object File Format) object file. An attacker could exploit this by providing a malicious file, leading to an out-of-bounds read of memory. This can result in information disclosure, potentially revealing sensitive heap data, and a Denial of Service (DoS) due to the linker crashing.

This vulnerability is rated as High. A heap-buffer-overflow in the GNU Binutils linker (ld) can lead to information disclosure and denial of service when processing specially crafted 32-bit XCOFF object files. This occurs because the linker uses an unvalidated field from untrusted input as an array index, potentially exposing heap metadata or causing a crash during the linking process.

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Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.