CVE-2026-35233

An unprivileged attacker can craft a user-space process with a malicious ELF binary containing an out-of-range sh_link field. When root-level dtrace attaches to -- or instruments -- that process (via dtrace -p , pid probes, or USDT), the ELF parser reads heap memory beyond the allocated section cache array without any bounds check. This results in an uninitialized/out-of-bounds heap read that can cause a NULL pointer dereference crash of the dtrace process (DoS), or -- depending on heap layout -- a read-then-use of a garbage pointer controlled by adjacent allocations, providing a foothold toward further exploitation in a privileged context.

Published: 2026-05-01 Last update: 2026-05-05 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2026-35233 is rated Low Risk (18.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.01%). Low composite risk—no urgent action required; patch on your normal maintenance cycle and revisit priority if CVSS or EPSS increases.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-35233

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-02 — 0.01% —

Full EPSS history (1 record total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-35233

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.4 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:L)
Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.
 1.8 2.5 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-35233

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-35233

GHSA-cjc5-j2ff-wq2w · Severity: medium — An unprivileged attacker can craft a user-space process with a malicious ELF binary containing an...

OS Trackers for CVE-2026-35233

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2026-35233 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (dtrace), 1 status rows across 1 suites (sid): resolved 1. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-35233
ubuntu medium CVE-2026-35233 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (dtrace), 5 status rows across 5 suites (jammy, noble, questing, resolute, upstream): DNE 3, needs-triage 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-35233

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-35233

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
oracle linux 8 cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:8:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle linux 9 cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:9:0:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle linux 10 cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:10:0:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2026-35233

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