CVE-2026-6845

MEDIUM

5.0

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.

Details CVE

Score CVSS v3.15.0

SeveriteMEDIUM

Vecteur CVSSCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Vecteur d'attaqueLOCAL

ComplexiteLOW

Privileges requisLOW

Interaction utilisateurREQUIRED

Publie4/22/2026

Derniere modification4/22/2026

Sourcenvd

Observations honeypot0

Faiblesses (CWE)

CWE-476

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6845(secalert@redhat.com)

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2460012(secalert@redhat.com)

Correlations IOC

Aucune correlation enregistree

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