CVE-2026-4647: Red Hat Hardened Images · Out-of-bounds Read
Affects Red Hat Hardened ImagesSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.1 Medium.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 06:59 UTC
- 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:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 23 Mar 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Hardened Imagesbinutils-main | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat Hardened Imagesbinutils-main | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10binutils | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10gcc-toolset-15-binutils | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10gdb | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10mingw-binutils | Affected– | 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.
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33527 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:39022 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-4647 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2450302 (opens in a new tab)
- sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33919 (opens in a new tab)