Description (CNA)
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.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Red Hat / Red Hat Hardened Images | unaffected 2.45.1-5.2.hum1 before * |
| Red Hat / Red Hat Hardened Images | unaffected 2.46.1-1.hum1 before * |
| 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 6 | affected |
| Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | 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 OpenShift Container Platform 4 | affected |
| Red Hat / Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | affected |
CWE
CWE-476
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34924
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:39022
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6845
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2460012
ADP enrichment
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