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CVE-2026-3441
Red Hat Red Hat Hardened Images — Binutils: gnu binutils: information disclosure via specially crafted xcoff object file
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
L L N R U H N H 7.1 .0019 7.9 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
Red Hat Hardened Images unspecified 2.45.1-5.1.hum1
Red Hat Hardened Images unspecified 2.46.1-1.hum1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 unspecified —
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 unspecified —
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 unspecified —
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 unspecified —
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 unspecified —
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 unspecified —
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 unspecified —
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 unspecified —
+ 13 more
TIMELINE
Mar 2 Reserved by redhat
Mar 15 Published (CNA: redhat)
Aug 21 RESCORED — CVE-2026-3441 (Red Hat Hardened Images). CVSS 6.1 → 7.1 (NVD).
Description
A flaw was found in GNU Binutils. This heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability, specifically an out-of-bounds read in the bfd linker, allows an attacker to gain access to sensitive information. By convincing a user to process a specially crafted XCOFF object file, an attacker can trigger this flaw, potentially leading to information disclosure or an application level denial of service.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|
| March 2, 2026 | Reserved | Reserved by redhat |
| March 15, 2026 | Published | Published (CNA: redhat) |
| August 21, 2026 | RESCORED | RESCORED — CVE-2026-3441 (Red Hat Hardened Images). CVSS 6.1 → 7.1 (NVD). |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 23 rows
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
|---|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Hardened Images | — | — | 2.45.1-5.1.hum1 |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Hardened Images | — | — | 2.46.1-1.hum1 |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | — | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | — | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | — | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | — | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | — | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | — | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | — | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | — | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | — | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | — | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | — | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | — | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | — | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | — | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | — | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | — | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | — | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | — | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | — | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | — | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | — | — | — |
About this page
This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2026-3441 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Sunday, October 4, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.
