{"id":"CVE-2026-6845","title":"A flaw was found in binutils, specifically within the `readelf` utility","summary":"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 …","severity":"medium","cvss":5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","cwe":["CWE-476"],"vendor":"gnu","product":"binutils","affected":["binutils","hardened_images","openshift_container_platform = 4.0","enterprise_linux = 6.0","enterprise_linux = 7.0","enterprise_linux = 8.0","enterprise_linux = 9.0","enterprise_linux = 10.0"],"published":"2026-04-22","updated":"2026-07-02","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-6845","references":[{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34924","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6845","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2460012","label":"secalert@redhat.com"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00147,"epssPercentile":0.0429,"ingestedAt":"2026-07-02T22:45:54.807Z","slug":"CVE-2026-6845","body":"## Overview\n\nA 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.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `binutils`\n- `hardened_images`\n- `openshift_container_platform = 4.0`\n- `enterprise_linux = 6.0`\n- `enterprise_linux = 7.0`\n- `enterprise_linux = 8.0`\n- `enterprise_linux = 9.0`\n- `enterprise_linux = 10.0`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":28,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":27.5,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}