UBUNTU-CVE-2026-123151

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-123151
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-123151.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-123151
Upstream
  • CVE-2026-123151
Published
2026-11-06T00:00:00Z
Modified
2026-11-07T01:46:33Z
Severity
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

A flaw was found in the GNU debugger (GDB). When GDB connects to a remote debug target, a malicious target can cause GDB to overflow a buffer on the stack while parsing the target's replies. This can crash GDB or potentially allow the target to execute arbitrary code in the GDB client process with the privileges of the user running GDB.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
gdb

Package

Name
gdb
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gdb?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

8.*
8.3-0ubuntu1
9.*
9.0.50.20191019-0ubuntu1
9.0.50.20191119-0ubuntu1
9.0.90.20191216-0ubuntu1
9.0.90.20200105-0ubuntu1
9.0.90.20200117-0ubuntu1
9.1-0ubuntu1
9.2-0ubuntu1~20.04
9.2-0ubuntu1~20.04.1
9.2-0ubuntu1~20.04.2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "gdb",
            "binary_version": "9.2-0ubuntu1~20.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gdb-multiarch",
            "binary_version": "9.2-0ubuntu1~20.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gdb-source",
            "binary_version": "9.2-0ubuntu1~20.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gdbserver",
            "binary_version": "9.2-0ubuntu1~20.04.2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-123151.json"
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
gdb

Package

Name
gdb
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gdb?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

11.*
11.1-0ubuntu2
11.1-0ubuntu3
11.2-0ubuntu1
12.*
12.0.50.20220217-0ubuntu1
12.0.90-0ubuntu1
12.1-0ubuntu1~22.04
12.1-0ubuntu1~22.04.2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "gdb",
            "binary_version": "12.1-0ubuntu1~22.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gdb-multiarch",
            "binary_version": "12.1-0ubuntu1~22.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gdb-source",
            "binary_version": "12.1-0ubuntu1~22.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gdbserver",
            "binary_version": "12.1-0ubuntu1~22.04.2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-123151.json"
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
gdb

Package

Name
gdb
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gdb?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

14.*
14.0.50.20230907-0ubuntu1
14.1-0ubuntu1
14.1-0ubuntu2
15.*
15.0.50.20240219-0ubuntu1
15.0.50.20240320-0ubuntu1
15.0.50.20240403-0ubuntu1
15.1-1ubuntu1~24.04.1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "gdb",
            "binary_version": "15.1-1ubuntu1~24.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gdb-multiarch",
            "binary_version": "15.1-1ubuntu1~24.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gdb-source",
            "binary_version": "15.1-1ubuntu1~24.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gdbserver",
            "binary_version": "15.1-1ubuntu1~24.04.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-123151.json"
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
gdb

Package

Name
gdb
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gdb?arch=source&distro=resolute

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

16.*
16.3-1ubuntu2
16.3-5ubuntu1
17.*
17.1-1ubuntu1
17.1-1ubuntu2
17.1-2ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "gdb",
            "binary_version": "17.1-2ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gdb-minimal",
            "binary_version": "17.1-2ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gdb-multiarch",
            "binary_version": "17.1-2ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gdb-source",
            "binary_version": "17.1-2ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gdbserver",
            "binary_version": "17.1-2ubuntu1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-123151.json"
Ubuntu:26.10
gdb

Package

Name
gdb
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gdb?arch=source&distro=stonking

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

17.*
17.1-2ubuntu1
17.2-1ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "gdb",
            "binary_version": "17.2-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gdb-minimal",
            "binary_version": "17.2-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gdb-multiarch",
            "binary_version": "17.2-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gdb-source",
            "binary_version": "17.2-1ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gdbserver",
            "binary_version": "17.2-1ubuntu1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-123151.json"
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
gdb

Package

Name
gdb
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gdb?arch=source&distro=esm-infra%2Fxenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

7.*
7.10-1ubuntu2
7.10-1ubuntu3
7.10.1-0ubuntu1
7.10.90.20160215-0ubuntu2
7.10.90.20160220-0ubuntu1
7.11-0ubuntu1
7.11.1-0ubuntu1~16.04
7.11.1-0ubuntu1~16.5
7.11.1-0ubuntu1~16.5+esm1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "gdb",
            "binary_version": "7.11.1-0ubuntu1~16.5+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gdb-multiarch",
            "binary_version": "7.11.1-0ubuntu1~16.5+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gdb-source",
            "binary_version": "7.11.1-0ubuntu1~16.5+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gdb64",
            "binary_version": "7.11.1-0ubuntu1~16.5+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gdbserver",
            "binary_version": "7.11.1-0ubuntu1~16.5+esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-123151.json"
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
gdb

Package

Name
gdb
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gdb?arch=source&distro=esm-infra%2Fbionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

8.*
8.0.1-0ubuntu1
8.0.1-0ubuntu2
8.0.1-0ubuntu3
8.1-0ubuntu1
8.1-0ubuntu2
8.1-0ubuntu3
8.1-0ubuntu3.1
8.1-0ubuntu3.2
8.1.1-0ubuntu1
8.1.1-0ubuntu1+esm1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "gdb",
            "binary_version": "8.1.1-0ubuntu1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gdb-multiarch",
            "binary_version": "8.1.1-0ubuntu1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gdb-source",
            "binary_version": "8.1.1-0ubuntu1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gdbserver",
            "binary_version": "8.1.1-0ubuntu1+esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-123151.json"