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The\nread_member_functions() function in gdb/stabsread.c contains a linked\nlist removal bug in the code that separates destructor and non-destructor\nmember functions of C++ classes. The bug causes the destructor entries to\nremain in the main function list while the list length counter is\ndecremented, resulting in an out-of-bounds write when the function list\nis copied to its final allocated array. An attacker can craft an ELF\nbinary with malicious .stab and .stabstr sections that triggers this\nout-of-bounds write when a user opens the file in GDB and performs any\nsymbol-inspection operation such as setting a breakpoint. The inferior\nprocess does not need to be executed. Under controlled conditions, this\nwas demonstrated to achieve execution of arbitrary commands within the\nGDB process." } ], "affected": [ { "vendor": "Red Hat", "product": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10", "collectionURL": "https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/", "packageName": "gdb", "defaultStatus": "affected", "cpes": [ "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10" ] }, { "vendor": "Red Hat", "product": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6", "collectionURL": "https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/", "packageName": "gdb", "defaultStatus": "affected", "cpes": [ "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6" ] }, { "vendor": "Red Hat", "product": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7", "collectionURL": "https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/", "packageName": "gdb", "defaultStatus": "affected", "cpes": [ "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7" ] }, { "vendor": "Red Hat", "product": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8", "collectionURL": "https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/", "packageName": "gdb", "defaultStatus": "affected", "cpes": [ "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8" ] }, { "vendor": "Red Hat", "product": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9", "collectionURL": "https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/", "packageName": "gdb", "defaultStatus": "affected", "cpes": [ "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9" ] }, { "vendor": "Red Hat", "product": "Red Hat Hardened Images", "collectionURL": "https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/", "packageName": "gdb", "defaultStatus": "affected", "cpes": [ "cpe:/a:redhat:hummingbird:1" ] } ], "references": [ { "url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-13732", "tags": [ "vdb-entry", "x_refsource_REDHAT" ] }, { "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2494416", "name": "RHBZ#2494416", "tags": [ "issue-tracking", "x_refsource_REDHAT" ] } ], "datePublic": "2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z", "problemTypes": [ { "descriptions": [ { "cweId": "CWE-787", "description": "Out-of-bounds Write", "lang": "en", "type": "CWE" } ] } ], "x_redhatCweChain": "CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write", "workarounds": [ { "lang": "en", "value": "The following practices would help for avoiding exposure and mitigate this\nflaw:\n- Do not open untrusted or unknown ELF binaries in GDB without first\n stripping debug sections. Use `objcopy --remove-section=.stab\n --remove-section=.stabstr ` before debugging.\n- Use `readelf -S | grep stab` to check for the presence of\n STABS sections before opening a binary in GDB. Legitimate modern\n binaries use DWARF, not STABS.\n- Consider using LLDB or other debuggers that do not support STABS for\n analysis of untrusted binaries.\n- For automated environments (CI, test farms) that invoke GDB on\n potentially untrusted binaries, run GDB in a sandboxed or containerized\n environment with restricted filesystem access.\n- GDB 17+ deprecates STABS support but still parses it. GDB 18 (expected\n late 2026/2027) will remove STABS support entirely.\n- GCC removed STABS emitting in GCC 13 (2023), so legitimately compiled\n binaries from recent GCC versions will not contain STABS data." } ], "timeline": [ { "lang": "en", "time": "2026-06-29T14:42:56.970Z", "value": "Reported to Red Hat." }, { "lang": "en", "time": "2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z", "value": "Made public." } ], "credits": [ { "lang": "en", "value": "Red Hat would like to thank JD Marsters (Bhut Red) for reporting this issue." } ], "providerMetadata": { "orgId": "53f830b8-0a3f-465b-8143-3b8a9948e749", "shortName": "redhat", "dateUpdated": "2026-08-31T19:23:18.741Z" }, "x_generator": { "engine": "cvelib 1.8.0" } }, "adp": [ { "metrics": [ { "other": { "type": "ssvc", "content": { "timestamp": "2026-09-01T14:33:22.469791Z", "id": "CVE-2026-13732", "options": [ { "Exploitation": "none" }, { "Automatable": "no" }, { "Technical Impact": "total" } ], "role": "CISA Coordinator", "version": "2.0.3" } } } ], "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "providerMetadata": { "orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2026-09-01T14:59:18.300Z" } } ] } }