RHEA-2026:98136 - Product Enhancement Advisory

Topic

An update for gcc-toolset-16-annobin is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.

Description

This package contains the tools needed to annotate binary files created by compilers, and also the tools needed to examine those annotations. One of the tools is a plugin for GCC that records information about the security options that were in effect when the binary was compiled. Note - the plugin is automatically enabled in gcc builds via flags provided by the redhat-rpm-macros package. One of the tools is a security checker which analyses the notes present in annotated files and reports on any missing security options.

Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):

• [RFE] Add gcc-toolset-16-annobin to RHEL8 (JIRA:RHEL-170367)

Solution

For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

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-170367 - [RFE] Add gcc-toolset-16-annobin to RHEL8

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)