{"id":"CVE-2026-3441","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2026-3441","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T02:17:59.786Z","title":"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.","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.","published":"2026-03-16T14:19:47.000Z","lastModified":"2026-09-01T13:19:18.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"secalert@redhat.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.1,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-125"],"affected":["gnu/binutils","redhat/openshift container platform","redhat/enterprise linux"],"epss":{"score":0.00187,"percentile":0.0818,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.19%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33527","source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:39022","source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-3441","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2443826","tags":["Issue Tracking","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secalert@redhat.com"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-3441","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}