Red Hat Enterprise Linux Linker out-of-bounds

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5.5$5k-$25k2.86

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Red Hat Enterprise Linux. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Linker. This manipulation causes out-of-bounds. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-15003. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (affected version unknown). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Linker. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

It is possible to read the advisory at access.redhat.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-15003 since 07/07/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/27/2026).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.5

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

07/07/2026 CVE reserved
07/27/2026 +20 days Advisory disclosed
07/27/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/27/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: redhat.com

Advisory: access.redhat.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2026-15003 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-15003
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-383419

Entryinfo

Created: 07/27/2026 15:45
Changes: 07/27/2026 15:45 (52)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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