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CVE-2026-6844

Binutils: binutils: denial of service vulnerabilities in readelf via crafted elf files

Published: Apr 22, 2026Updated: Apr 22, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD
NVD MITRE
5.5CVSS
MEDIUM

A flaw was found in the `readelf` utility of the binutils package. A local attacker could exploit two Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerabilities by providing a specially crafted Executable and Linkable Format (ELF) file. One vulnerability, a resource exhaustion (CWE-400), can lead to an out-of-memory condition. The other, a null pointer dereference (CWE-476), can cause a segmentation fault. Both issues can result in the `readelf` utility becoming unresponsive or crashing, leading to a denial of service.

EPSS Score
N/A
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Workaround Only

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High

Weaknesses

CWE-400

Affected Products

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
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Red Hat Hardened Images
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Exploitability

Workaround Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6844
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2460016
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Timeline

Published
Apr 22, 2026
Last Updated
Apr 22, 2026

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