Description
A stack-based buffer overflow was found in rpcbind's rpcinfo utility. When querying a remote rpcbind service with `rpcinfo -l`, address information returned by the server is copied into a fixed-size buffer without sufficient bounds checking. A malicious or compromised rpcbind server could use this flaw to crash the rpcinfo client, resulting in a denial of service. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
Published: 2026-07-20
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
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Remediation

Vendor Workaround

To mitigate this issue, avoid using the `rpcinfo -l` 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 00:15:00 +0000

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Mon, 20 Jul 2026 14:45:00 +0000

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Description A stack-based buffer overflow was found in rpcbind's rpcinfo utility. When querying a remote rpcbind service with `rpcinfo -l`, address information returned by the server is copied into a fixed-size buffer without sufficient bounds checking. A malicious or compromised rpcbind server could use this flaw to crash the rpcinfo client, resulting in a denial of service. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
Title Rpcbind: rpcbind: stack buffer overflow in rpcinfo rpcbaddrlist()
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat openshift
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
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat openshift
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


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Redhat Enterprise Linux Openshift
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-20T14:09:38.333Z

Reserved: 2026-07-20T10:05:24.721Z

Link: CVE-2026-16277

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Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-07-20T13:47:34Z

Links: CVE-2026-16277 - Bugzilla

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