High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 22, 2026· Updated Apr 22, 2026
CVE-2026-6846
CVE-2026-6846
Description
A flaw was found in binutils. A heap-buffer-overflow vulnerability exists when processing a specially crafted XCOFF (Extended Common Object File Format) object file during linking. A local attacker could trick a user into processing this malicious file, which could lead to arbitrary code execution, allowing the attacker to run unauthorized commands, or cause a denial of service, making the system unavailable.
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