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.
Published: 2026-11-05
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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Remediation

Vendor Workaround

There is no mitigation for this vulnerability. Users should only connect GDB to trusted debug targets. --- CME Mitigation Guidance (2026-11-06) --- Disclaimer: The following mitigation solutions are provided as a courtesy, pending the application of an official patch. This content was generated utilizing AI tools in conjunction with data from https://cmetaxonomy.org. Customers are advised to independently evaluate and test these temporary mitigations within their own infrastructure. The highest-value action is to restrict GDB remote debugging sessions to trusted remote stubs and prevent connections to untrusted endpoints: upgrade to the corresponding fixed Red Hat builds, which apply the documented input check, closing crafted qTsP remote debug response following a longer qTfP response. Until patched, this is a concern on Linux systems running GDB remote debugging sessions connecting to remote debug targets, so Only initiate target remote debugging sessions to verified, trusted debug stubs and targets. As a compensating measure, Run SELinux in enforcing mode to confine GDB execution under mandatory access control and limit the blast radius of memory corruption. These controls limit blast radius and contain exploitation, but they do not fix the underlying stack buffer overflow defect — apply the upstream patch to fully remediate. Highest-impact CME: CME-301 SELinux (Enforcing Mode) (medium)

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History

Fri, 06 Nov 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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Metrics threat_severity

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threat_severity

Important


Thu, 05 Nov 2026 19:15:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Red Hat
Red Hat enterprise Linux
Redhat hardened Images
Vendors & Products Red Hat
Red Hat enterprise Linux
Redhat hardened Images

Thu, 05 Nov 2026 16:30:00 +0000

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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.
Title Gdb: gdb: stack buffer overflow in parse_tracepoint_definition via stale rs->buf tail
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat hummingbird
Redhat rhel Els
Weaknesses CWE-121
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
cpe:/a:redhat:hummingbird:1
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_els:6
cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_els:7
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat hummingbird
Redhat rhel Els
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Redhat Enterprise Linux Hardened Images Hummingbird Rhel Els
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-06T19:55:35.227Z

Reserved: 2026-11-04T13:28:12.839Z

Link: CVE-2026-121995

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No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-11-05T17:18:00.690

Modified: 2026-11-05T17:18:00.820

Link: CVE-2026-121995

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-11-05T14:29:41Z

Links: CVE-2026-121995 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-11-05T19:00:18Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-121

    Stack-based Buffer Overflow