binutils readelf EUVD-2026-24710

| CVE-2026-6844 MEDIUM
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400)
2026-04-22 redhat GHSA-p33j-xffm-gxj7
Denial Of Service
5.5
CVSS 3.1
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CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

1
Analysis Generated
Apr 22, 2026 - 10:03 vuln.today

DescriptionNVD

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.

AnalysisAI

The readelf utility in binutils is vulnerable to denial of service through two distinct flaws triggered by maliciously crafted ELF files: a resource exhaustion vulnerability (CWE-400) causing out-of-memory conditions and a null pointer dereference (CWE-476) causing segmentation faults. Both vulnerabilities require local access and user interaction to open a malicious file, resulting in the readelf utility crashing or becoming unresponsive. …

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