CVE-2026-121995

Public on 2026-11-05
Modified on 2026-11-11
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.
Severity
Important severity
Important
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CVSS v3 Base Score
7.5
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 2 - Core crash Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 crash Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2027 Preview crash Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 cuda-gdb-12-5 Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 cuda-gdb-12-6 Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 cuda-gdb-12-8 Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 cuda-gdb-12-9 Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 cuda-gdb-13-0 Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 cuda-gdb-13-1 Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 cuda-gdb-13-2 Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 cuda-gdb-13-3 Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 cuda-gdb-13-4 Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2 - Core gdb Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 gdb Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2027 Preview gdb Pending Fix

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H