CVE-2026-18220: Binutils: binutils: out-of-bounds write in bfd dlx elf backend relocation processing

Overview

Severity
High (CVSS 7.8)
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Status
Not Exploited
Patch Tuesday
2026-Aug
Released
2026-08-07
EPSS Score
0.19% (percentile: 8.4%)

Detection & Weaponization (1 sources)

Maturity: Exploit

  • GitHub PoC: 1 repositories

Affected Products (3)

Open Source Software

  • azl3 binutils 2.41-13 on Azure Linux 3.0
  • azl3 crash 9.0.0-3 on Azure Linux 3.0
  • azl3 gdb 13.2-10 on Azure Linux 3.0

Revision History

  • 2026-08-07: Information published.