Answer in brief
CVE-2026-16529 records a High severity (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in Pcp: pcp: denial of service due to signed integer overflow. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Red Hat/pcp (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 7.5. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Red Hat/pcp (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat/pcpgeneric | * | Not reported |
Published upstream
Jul 30, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Oct 2, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 4, 2026
A signed integer overflow in the PCP __pmGetPDU() function can be exploited via crafted network packets during PDU processing or SASL negotiation. This permanently blinds the affected daemon, resulting in a total denial of service (DoS) for subsequent packet reads.
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