CVE-2026-121996

Public on 2026-11-05
Modified on 2026-11-11
Description
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.
Severity
Important severity
Important
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CVSS v3 Base Score
8.2
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 2 - Core crash Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2023 crash Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2027 Preview crash Not Affected
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 2023 cuda-gdb-src-12-5 Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 cuda-gdb-src-12-6 Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 cuda-gdb-src-12-8 Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 cuda-gdb-src-12-9 Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 cuda-gdb-src-13-0 Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 cuda-gdb-src-13-1 Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 cuda-gdb-src-13-2 Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 cuda-gdb-src-13-3 Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 cuda-gdb-src-13-4 Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2 - Core gdb Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 gdb Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2027 Preview gdb Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2 - Core gdbm Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2023 gdbm Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2027 Preview gdbm Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2 - Core less Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2023 less Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2027 Preview less Not Affected

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 8.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H