Description (CNA)
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.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | affected |
| Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | affected |
| Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | affected |
| Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | affected |
| Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | affected |
| Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | affected |
| Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | affected |
| Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | affected |
| Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | affected |
| Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | affected |
| Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | affected |
| Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | affected |
| Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | affected |
| Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | affected |
| Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | affected |
| Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | affected |
| Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | affected |
| Red Hat / Red Hat Hardened Images | affected |
| Red Hat / Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | affected |
| Red Hat / Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | affected |
CWE
CWE-400
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6844
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2460016
ADP enrichment
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