VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2026-6845

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.

MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 0.15%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.15%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

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.

CVSS 3.1: 5.0 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS: 0.15% probability · 4th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-476
Affected: gnu/binutils · redhat/hardened images · redhat/openshift container platform · redhat/enterprise linux
Source: secalert@redhat.com

References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34924
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:39022
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6845Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2460012Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.