CVE detail
CVE-2026-6844
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.
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Buzz score components · mention 11.0 · diversity 10.0 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
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Evidence
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- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2460016bugzilla.redhat.com
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Exploitbugzilla.redhat.comApr 22, 2026, 9:16 AM - https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6844access.redhat.com
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Vendor Advisoryaccess.redhat.comApr 22, 2026, 9:16 AM
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