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CVE-2026-6844Disclosure(gnu / binutils)

LOWCVSS 5.5 · MEDIUM

Signal is active with 3 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

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.

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1.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Vendor / third-party advisories
Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-400

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

NONE

Momentum

NONE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

  • binutils
  • enterprise_linux
  • hardened_images
  • openshift_container_platform

Threat summary

  • 3 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • Technical details provided in 3 signals
  • Disclosure: 3 classified signals
  • 3 total mentions across 1 day

Affected systems

Vendors
gnuredhat
Products
binutilsenterprise_linuxhardened_imagesopenshift_container_platform

6 versions affected across 4 products

Deep dive

Activity timeline3 mentions / 1d
01223Mentions · 2026-04-22: 3Technical Details · 2026-04-22: 304-22
Signal classification1 categories
Disclosure
3100.0%
Referenced assets4 URLs
Full discourse3 posts
  • Infoflowcloud@infoflowcloud
    Disclosure

    🚨*CVE* CVE-2026-6844 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 c… https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-6844 ----- Traducción: CVE-2026-6844: Se… http://infoflow.cloud`

    Post summary

    The tweet announces a local Denial‑of‑Service vulnerability in the readelf utility (CVE‑2026‑6844), describing the attack scenario but not providing PoC, exploits, or patches.

    0000043
    72 followersView on X
  • CVE@CVEnew
    Disclosure

    CVE-2026-6844 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 c… https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-6844

    Post summary

    A local DoS vulnerability was disclosed in the binutils readelf utility (CVE‑2026‑6844) with no evidence of active exploitation or available mitigation.

    00000211
    57.2K followersView on X
  • Vulmon Vulnerability Feed@VulmonFeeds
    Disclosure

    CVE-2026-6844 Denial of Service Vulnerabilities in Binutils Readelf via ... https://vulmon.com/vulnerabilitydetails?qid=CVE-2026-6844 Don't wait vulnerability scanning results: https://alerts.vulmon.com/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=2102281&utm_content=2

    Post summary

    The tweet announces CVE-2026-6844 as a denial‑of‑service vulnerability in Binutils readelf and provides links to details and alerts.

    0000050
    4.0K followersView on X
CPE platform detail7 entries

7 of 7 entries

PartVendorProductVersionTarget SWTarget HW
Appgnubinutils---
OSredhatenterprise_linux10.0--
OSredhatenterprise_linux7.0--
OSredhatenterprise_linux8.0--
OSredhatenterprise_linux9.0--
Appredhathardened_images---
Appredhatopenshift_container_platform4.0--

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