A signed integer overflow in the PCP __pmGetPDU() function can be exploited via crafted network packets during PDU processing or SASL negotiation. This permanently blinds the affected daemon, resulting in a total denial of service (DoS) for subsequent packet reads.

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To mitigate this issue, ensure that Performance Co-Pilot (PCP) services, specifically `pmlogger` and `pmcd`, are not exposed to untrusted networks. By default, these services are configured to listen only on the loopback interface, which prevents remote exploitation. If these default network bindings have been altered, revert them to restrict access to localhost. For `pmlogger`, ensure the `PMLOGGER_LOCAL` environment variable is set. If remote access to PCP services is not required, consider implementing firewall rules to block external connections to TCP ports 4330 (pmlogger) and 44321 (pmcd). Changes to network configurations or environment variables may require restarting the affected PCP services for the mitigation to take effect.

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Thu, 30 Jul 2026 14:30:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Redhat openshift Container Platform
Vendors & Products Redhat openshift Container Platform
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Thu, 30 Jul 2026 06:15:00 +0000

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Description A signed integer overflow in the PCP __pmGetPDU() function can be exploited via crafted network packets during PDU processing or SASL negotiation. This permanently blinds the affected daemon, resulting in a total denial of service (DoS) for subsequent packet reads.
Title Pcp: pcp: denial of service due to signed integer overflow
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat openshift
Weaknesses CWE-190
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat openshift
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-30T13:58:48.865Z

Reserved: 2026-07-22T07:49:33.456Z

Link: CVE-2026-16529

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-30T13:58:30.783Z

cve-icon NVD

No data.

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-07-30T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-16529 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-07-30T14:00:44Z

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