CVE-2026-16277
Description
A stack-based buffer overflow was found in rpcbind's rpcinfo utility. When querying a remote rpcbind service with `rpcinfo -l`, address information returned by the server is copied into a fixed-size buffer without sufficient bounds checking. A malicious or compromised rpcbind server could use this flaw to crash the rpcinfo client, resulting in a denial of service. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-16277
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2462085
- https://git.linux-nfs.org/?p=steved/rpcbind.git;a=commitdiff;h=bb9bb7286a4c345442946dc2ce3c9e7f67e96d4d
- https://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/advisories/consolidated.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-16277.html
CWEs
CWE-121
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.