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CVE-2026-6844

A flaw was found in the utility of the binutils package.

Published Apr 22, 2026 · updated Sep 1, 2026 · gnu binutils

A flaw was found in the 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 utility becoming unresponsive or crashing, leading to a denial of service.

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  1. Apr 22, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    A flaw was found in the 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 res

  2. Sep 1, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    A flaw was found in the 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 res

Affected

  • cpe gnu/binutilsversion unspecified
  • cpe redhat/enterprise linux10.0
  • cpe redhat/enterprise linux7.0
  • cpe redhat/enterprise linux8.0
  • cpe redhat/enterprise linux9.0
  • cpe redhat/hardened imagesversion unspecified
  • cpe redhat/openshift container platform4.0

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-6844

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-6844

    A flaw was found in the 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 t

    nvd.nist.gov

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