CVE-2026-121995
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Stack Buffer Overflow in GDB Debug Stub
Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-121995, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.
Publication date: 2026-11-05
Last updated on: 2026-11-05
Assigner: redhat-SADP
Description
Description
A stack buffer overflow in the GDB client's tracepoint upload handler allows an attacker-controlled debug stub to corrupt stack memory automatically during connection setup. The overflow results from GDB reading beyond the current reply boundary into a stale prior reply in the shared packet buffer.
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Meta Information
Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | * |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | * |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | * |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | * |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | * |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Hardened Images | * |
Helpful Resources
Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-121 | A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function). |
