ALSA-2026:73425

Vulnerability from osv_almalinux – Published: 2026-09-29 00:00 – Updated: 2026-09-30 09:58 – Source website
VLAI
Summary
Important: gdb security update
Details

The GNU Debugger (GDB) allows debugging programs written in C, C++, Java, and
other languages by executing them in a controlled fashion and then printing
their data.

Security Fix(es):

  • gdb: STABS debug format parser out-of-bounds write via crafted ELF binary (CVE-2026-13732)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS
score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE
page(s) listed in the References section.

References
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      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "AlmaLinux:8",
        "name": "gdb"
      },
      "ranges": [
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          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "8.2-20.1.el8_10"
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        }
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  ],
  "details": "The GNU Debugger (GDB) allows debugging programs written in C, C++, Java, and  \nother languages by executing them in a controlled fashion and then printing  \ntheir data.  \n\nSecurity Fix(es):  \n\n  * gdb: STABS debug format parser out-of-bounds write via crafted ELF binary (CVE-2026-13732)\n\n\nFor more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS  \nscore, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE  \npage(s) listed in the References section.\n",
  "id": "ALSA-2026:73425",
  "modified": "2026-09-30T09:58:46Z",
  "published": "2026-09-29T00:00:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:73425"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-13732"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2026-73425.html"
    }
  ],
  "related": [
    "CVE-2026-13732"
  ],
  "summary": "Important: gdb security update"
}



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