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CVE-2026-4647: Red Hat Hardened Images · Out-of-bounds Read

Affects Red Hat Hardened ImagesSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.1 Medium.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 06:59 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
6.1Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 6% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 23 Mar 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: 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 29 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Red Hat Hardened Imagesbinutils-mainAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Hardened Imagesbinutils-mainAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10binutilsAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10gcc-toolset-15-binutilsAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10gdbAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10mingw-binutilsAffected–Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Red Hat has released official security updates for Red Hat Hardened Images that include patched versions of binutils addressing CVE-2026-4647. Users should apply the updates provided in advisories RHSA-2026:33527 and RHSA-2026:39022 by following instructions at https://images.redhat.com/. Applying these updates mitigates the vulnerability. No additional vendor-recommended mitigations or workarounds are indicated.

Description

A flaw was found in the GNU Binutils BFD library, a widely used component for handling binary files such as object files and executables. The issue occurs when processing specially crafted XCOFF object files, where a relocation type value is not properly validated before being used. This can cause the program to read memory outside of intended bounds. As a result, affected tools may crash or expose unintended memory contents, leading to denial-of-service or limited information disclosure risks.

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