CVE-2026-6845

April 22, 2026, 9:23 p.m.

5.0
Medium

Description

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.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Gnu
  • Binutils
  • Readelf
  • *
  • *

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-476
NULL Pointer Dereference
A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a gnu binutils / / / / / / / /
a gnu readelf / / / / / / / /

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6845
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2460012

Tags

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CWE-476
2026-04-22
CVE-2026-6845

CVSS Score

5.0 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

  • Attack Vector: LOCAL
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Privileges Required: LOW
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: HIGH

    • CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Timeline

Published: April 22, 2026, 9:16 a.m.
Last Modified: April 22, 2026, 9:23 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

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