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    CVE-2026-121996

    A length validation flaw in gdbserver's agent-expression parser allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to read uninitialized heap memory from the gdbserver process and cause a denial of service. Disclosed heap content includes addresses suitable for defeating ASLR in further exploitation.

    Published:Nov 5, 2026
    Last Modified:Nov 5, 2026
    EPS:Nov 5, 2026
    EPSS Score:
    CVSS Score:8.2

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Red Hat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Hardened Images
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Hummingbird
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Rhel Els

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-822 Untrusted Pointer Dereference

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-129 Pointer Manipulation

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
    CVE-2026-121996 — Red_Hat, Redhat (High 8.2) | CVE-DB