CVE-2026-121994
Description
A stack buffer overflow in the GDB client's remote protocol handler allows an attacker-controlled debug target to execute arbitrary code in the GDB process. The vulnerability exists in fetch_register_using_p, which decodes a stub's register reply into an alloca-sized buffer without bounding writes by the register width.
How to fix
Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | No range specified | — |
| Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | No range specified | — |
| Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | No range specified | — |
| Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | No range specified | — |
| Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | No range specified | — |
| Red Hat Red Hat Hardened Images | No range specified | — |
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