Issued at: 2026-10-16
Updated at: 2026-10-16
Advisory content derived from Red Hat RHSA-2026:83563, © Red Hat, Inc., used under CC BY 4.0, with modifications.
Synopsis
Important: rpcbind security update
Description
The rpcbind utility is a server that converts Remote Procedure Call (RPC) program numbers into universal addresses. It must be running on the host to be able to make RPC calls on a server on that machine.
Security Fix(es):
* rpcbind: Unbounded memory allocation in rpcbind statistics tracking allows unauthenticated remote denial of service (CVE-2026-94640)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.