Medium severity5.0NVD Advisory· Published Apr 22, 2026· Updated Apr 22, 2026

CVE-2026-6845

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.

Patches

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Vulnerability mechanics

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References

access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6845nvd
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd

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