Security Advisory

CVE-2026-6845

CVE vulnerability detail - eXtreme Datacenter Security Operations

Published 2026-04-22 07:54:19

Last updated 2026-07-13 20:58:53

Assigner redhat

CVSS score not scored

State PUBLISHED

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.

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