CVE-2026-121996 Gdb: gdbserver: heap disclosure and wild pointer in gdb_parse_agent_expr via untrusted agent-expression length
High 8.2
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-121996 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2026-121996 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, published on 5 Nov 2026.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-121996 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-121996/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-121996/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-121996?
CVE-2026-121996 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, published on 5 Nov 2026.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-822
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-121996?
How do I fix CVE-2026-121996?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-121996 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-121996 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-121996 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as AZL-113128, AZL-113146, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-121996, GHSA-px57-gjvm-vwfx, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-121996.