MEDIUMVulnerability

CVE-2026-6845

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.

Properties

severity
MEDIUM
score
5
cve_id
CVE-2026-6845
vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
published_at
2026-04-22T09:16:27.373
last_modified
2026-08-26T19:16:56.050

Related Entities (10)

DESCRIBED_BY (1)

[Source]NVD

AFFECTS_PRODUCT (8)

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HAS_WEAKNESS (1)

[Weakness]NULL Pointer Dereference

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