Important: rpcbind security update
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.
- Products
- rpcbind
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 0:1.2.7-3.el10_2.1
- CVEs
- CVE-2026-94640
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 30 Oct 2026, 20:41 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
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.
osv:RLSA-2026:83561
rpcbind
Fixed versions: 0:1.2.7-3.el10_2.1
Complete source record
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