A stack-based buffer overflow was found in rpcbind's rpcinfo utility. In rpcbdump() short mode (used by `rpcinfo -s`), version numbers from a remote RPCBPROC_DUMP reply are written into a fixed-size stack buffer without bounds checking. A user or administrator who runs `rpcinfo -s` against a malicious or compromised rpcbind endpoint could experience a crash or denial of service of the rpcinfo client.
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To mitigate this issue, avoid using the `rpcinfo -s` command against untrusted, attacker-controlled, or compromised rpcbind hosts. Restrict the use of the rpcinfo utility to trusted internal endpoints or secure test environments only.
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Tue, 21 Jul 2026 12:15:00 +0000
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| Description | A stack-based buffer overflow was found in rpcbind's rpcinfo utility. In rpcbdump() short mode (used by `rpcinfo -s`), version numbers from a remote RPCBPROC_DUMP reply are written into a fixed-size stack buffer without bounds checking. A user or administrator who runs `rpcinfo -s` against a malicious or compromised rpcbind endpoint could experience a crash or denial of service of the rpcinfo client. | |
| Title | Rpcbind: rpcbind: stack buffer overflow in rpcinfo rpcbdump() short-mode version-list formatting | |
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Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux Redhat openshift |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-121 | |
| CPEs | cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9 |
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Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux Redhat openshift |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2026-07-21T11:42:03.630Z
Reserved: 2026-07-21T11:33:40.142Z
Link: CVE-2026-16461
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