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CVE-2026-6845

Binutils: binutils: denial of service via crafted elf file

A flaw was found in binutils, specifically within the `readelf` utility. This vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by tricking a user into processing a specially crafted Executable and Linkable Format (ELF) file. The exploitation of this flaw can lead to the system becoming unresponsive due to excessive resource consumption or a program crash.
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Gnu ≫ Binutils Version-
Redhat ≫ Hardened Images Version-
Redhat ≫ Enterprise Linux Version6.0
Redhat ≫ Enterprise Linux Version7.0
Redhat ≫ Enterprise Linux Version8.0
Redhat ≫ Enterprise Linux Version9.0
Redhat ≫ Enterprise Linux Version10.0
Zu dieser CVE wurde keine Warnung gefunden.
EPSS Metriken
Typ Quelle Score Percentile
EPSS FIRST.org 0.14% 0.038
CVSS Metriken
Quelle Base Score Exploit Score Impact Score Vector String
secalert@redhat.com 5 1.3 3.6
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6845
Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2460012
Vendor Advisory
Issue Tracking
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34924