- Issued:
- 2026-11-11
- Updated:
- 2026-11-11
RHEA-2026:98135 - Product Enhancement Advisory
Synopsis
gcc-toolset-16-gdb bug fix and enhancement update
Type/Severity
Product Enhancement Advisory
Red Hat Lightspeed patch analysis
Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.
Topic
An update for gcc-toolset-16-gdb is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.
Description
GDB, the GNU debugger, allows you to debug programs written in C, C++, Java, and other languages, by executing them in a controlled fashion and printing their data.
Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):
- [RFE] Add gcc-toolset-16-gdb to RHEL8 (JIRA:RHEL-160052)
- Rebase gdb to 17.2 [rhel-8.10.z] (JIRA:RHEL-221050)
- gdb: Stack buffer overflow in gdbserver getpkt() missing bounds check [rhel-8.10.z] (JIRA:RHEL-219605)
- GDB incorrectly reports rwatch trigger when watch was triggered [rhel-8.10.z] (JIRA:RHEL-219606)
Solution
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:
Affected Products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 8 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 8 s390x
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian 8 ppc64le
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 8 aarch64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Life Cycle 8.10 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Life Cycle 8.10 aarch64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Life Cycle 8.10 ppc64le
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Life Cycle 8.10 s390x
Fixes
- RHEL-160052 - [RFE] Add gcc-toolset-16-gdb to RHEL8
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Note:
More recent versions of these packages may be available.
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 8
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| gcc-toolset-16-gdb-17.2-1.el8_10.src.rpm | SHA-256: ee6ea69cb07e773fdc1c42ee1f0df0944e685f8d938374d79509dc264e4a8f00 |
| x86_64 | |
| gcc-toolset-16-gdb-17.2-1.el8_10.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 4706911747ac61e6fd7aef2e0f553d539598aea8cdba4eb14cdd59f9695918ad |
| gcc-toolset-16-gdb-debuginfo-17.2-1.el8_10.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: ede145d7c187fda4474be438d543a769b5e21dc45b5115fa20084eaca25329d6 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 8
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| gcc-toolset-16-gdb-17.2-1.el8_10.src.rpm | SHA-256: ee6ea69cb07e773fdc1c42ee1f0df0944e685f8d938374d79509dc264e4a8f00 |
| s390x | |
| gcc-toolset-16-gdb-17.2-1.el8_10.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 628cc8b2f00fbdf50c2b77cddc29ec48367262a9c9418f165be97c942b50627c |
| gcc-toolset-16-gdb-debuginfo-17.2-1.el8_10.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 79a40cc01fe247965176fd199256a059cae48f8bb775371e837894a0c9942b0e |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian 8
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| gcc-toolset-16-gdb-17.2-1.el8_10.src.rpm | SHA-256: ee6ea69cb07e773fdc1c42ee1f0df0944e685f8d938374d79509dc264e4a8f00 |
| ppc64le | |
| gcc-toolset-16-gdb-17.2-1.el8_10.ppc64le.rpm | SHA-256: 74e5255be08fb408b1f3ccdba634309cec7c4474ae2075d680c247296730dbe6 |
| gcc-toolset-16-gdb-debuginfo-17.2-1.el8_10.ppc64le.rpm | SHA-256: 689752fdc796bb2b5d896f0ac6b36719733d947e3907aaf034ec83de4946a94e |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 8
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| gcc-toolset-16-gdb-17.2-1.el8_10.src.rpm | SHA-256: ee6ea69cb07e773fdc1c42ee1f0df0944e685f8d938374d79509dc264e4a8f00 |
| aarch64 | |
| gcc-toolset-16-gdb-17.2-1.el8_10.aarch64.rpm | SHA-256: 8b9f37d0f51b45cdc1d4fc6a095614afb5846b8da9c27200dbcfbec7d50934ac |
| gcc-toolset-16-gdb-debuginfo-17.2-1.el8_10.aarch64.rpm | SHA-256: d2d428f4b4620fe682ae1a005ae1e4be6c541e4f741859363f52eaa0e9dca717 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Life Cycle 8.10
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| gcc-toolset-16-gdb-17.2-1.el8_10.src.rpm | SHA-256: ee6ea69cb07e773fdc1c42ee1f0df0944e685f8d938374d79509dc264e4a8f00 |
| x86_64 | |
| gcc-toolset-16-gdb-17.2-1.el8_10.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 4706911747ac61e6fd7aef2e0f553d539598aea8cdba4eb14cdd59f9695918ad |
| gcc-toolset-16-gdb-debuginfo-17.2-1.el8_10.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: ede145d7c187fda4474be438d543a769b5e21dc45b5115fa20084eaca25329d6 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Life Cycle 8.10
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| gcc-toolset-16-gdb-17.2-1.el8_10.src.rpm | SHA-256: ee6ea69cb07e773fdc1c42ee1f0df0944e685f8d938374d79509dc264e4a8f00 |
| aarch64 | |
| gcc-toolset-16-gdb-17.2-1.el8_10.aarch64.rpm | SHA-256: 8b9f37d0f51b45cdc1d4fc6a095614afb5846b8da9c27200dbcfbec7d50934ac |
| gcc-toolset-16-gdb-debuginfo-17.2-1.el8_10.aarch64.rpm | SHA-256: d2d428f4b4620fe682ae1a005ae1e4be6c541e4f741859363f52eaa0e9dca717 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Life Cycle 8.10
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| gcc-toolset-16-gdb-17.2-1.el8_10.src.rpm | SHA-256: ee6ea69cb07e773fdc1c42ee1f0df0944e685f8d938374d79509dc264e4a8f00 |
| ppc64le | |
| gcc-toolset-16-gdb-17.2-1.el8_10.ppc64le.rpm | SHA-256: 74e5255be08fb408b1f3ccdba634309cec7c4474ae2075d680c247296730dbe6 |
| gcc-toolset-16-gdb-debuginfo-17.2-1.el8_10.ppc64le.rpm | SHA-256: 689752fdc796bb2b5d896f0ac6b36719733d947e3907aaf034ec83de4946a94e |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Life Cycle 8.10
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| gcc-toolset-16-gdb-17.2-1.el8_10.src.rpm | SHA-256: ee6ea69cb07e773fdc1c42ee1f0df0944e685f8d938374d79509dc264e4a8f00 |
| s390x | |
| gcc-toolset-16-gdb-17.2-1.el8_10.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 628cc8b2f00fbdf50c2b77cddc29ec48367262a9c9418f165be97c942b50627c |
| gcc-toolset-16-gdb-debuginfo-17.2-1.el8_10.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 79a40cc01fe247965176fd199256a059cae48f8bb775371e837894a0c9942b0e |
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