Skip to main content
VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2026-13732: GDB's STABS debug format parser

Affects gdbSource GCVE Database

0
Authoritative record:CVE-2026-13732· High 7.0

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.0 High.

Data as of 27 Oct 2026, 05:11 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.0High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 2% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 31 Aug 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Ubuntu 26.10gdbpkg:deb/ubuntu/gdb?arch=source&distro=stonkingOther threatsAffected
  • =17.1-2ubuntu1
  • =17.2-1ubuntu1
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 26.04 LTSgdbpkg:deb/ubuntu/gdb?arch=source&distro=resoluteOther threatsAffected
  • 16.3-1ubuntu2 – 17.1-2ubuntu1
5 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSgdbpkg:deb/ubuntu/gdb?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threatsAffected
  • 14.0.50.20230907-0ubuntu1 – 15.1-1ubuntu1~24.04.1
7 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 22.04 LTSgdbpkg:deb/ubuntu/gdb?arch=source&distro=jammyOther threatsAffected
  • 11.1-0ubuntu2 – 12.1-0ubuntu1~22.04.2
7 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 20.04 LTSgdbpkg:deb/ubuntu/gdb?arch=source&distro=focalOther threatsAffected
  • 8.3-0ubuntu1 – 9.2-0ubuntu1~20.04.2
10 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTSgdbpkg:deb/ubuntu/gdb?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/bionicOther threatsAffected
  • 8.0.1-0ubuntu1 – 8.1.1-0ubuntu1+esm1
10 affected builds
Fixed in–

Check your own hosts for these packages with threat-finder (opens in a new tab), our free open-source scanner.

Description

A flaw was found in GDB's STABS debug format parser. The read_member_functions() function in gdb/stabsread.c contains a linked list removal bug in the code that separates destructor and non-destructor member functions of C++ classes. The bug causes the destructor entries to remain in the main function list while the list length counter is decremented, resulting in an out-of-bounds write when the function list is copied to its final allocated array. An attacker can craft an ELF binary with malicious .stab and .stabstr sections that triggers this out-of-bounds write when a user opens the file in GDB and performs any symbol-inspection operation such as setting a breakpoint. The inferior process does not need to be executed. Under controlled conditions, this was demonstrated to achieve execution of arbitrary commands within the GDB process.

References

Community reviews

Loading reviews…