CVE-2026-6846
binutilsVulnerabilityCVSS 7.8Patched
No public exploitation has been reported so far. A fixed version is available (see the table below).
Recommended action: Update to the fixed version listed for your distribution using the native package manager.
Severity metrics
CVSS 3.1 : 7.8 HIGH
Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionRequired
ScopeUnchanged
Confidentiality impactHigh
Integrity impactHigh
Availability impactHigh
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected & fixed versions by distribution
Versions are the native distribution strings (backport-aware): RHEL/Debian/SUSE backport fixes, so compare with the distro version comparator (dpkg / rpm / vercmp), not the upstream version.
| Distribution | Package | Affected | Fixed version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:11 | binutils | - | - | affected (no fix yet) |
| Debian:12 | binutils | - | - | affected (no fix yet) |
| Debian:13 | binutils | - | - | affected (no fix yet) |
| Debian:14 | binutils | - | - | affected (no fix yet) |
| Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS | binutils | - | - | affected (no fix yet) |
| Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS | binutils | - | - | affected (no fix yet) |
| Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS | binutils | - | - | affected (no fix yet) |
| Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS | binutils | - | - | affected (no fix yet) |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | binutils | - | - | affected (no fix yet) |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | binutils | - | - | affected (no fix yet) |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | binutils | - | - | affected (no fix yet) |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | binutils | - | - | affected (no fix yet) |
| Red Hat:hummingbird:1 | binutils | - | 0:2.45.1-5.1.hum1 | fixed |
| Red Hat:hummingbird:1 | binutils | - | 0:2.46.1-1.hum1 | fixed |