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.

INFO

Published Date :

2026-04-22T07:54:19.164Z

Last Modified :

2026-04-23T14:48:59.649Z

Source :

redhat
AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-6845 vulnerability.

Vendors Products
Redhat
  • Enterprise Linux
  • Hardened Images
  • Hummingbird
  • Openshift
  • Openshift Container Platform
REFERENCES

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information to CVE-2026-6845.

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https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6845 cve-icon cve-icon
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2460012 cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-6845 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-6845 cve-icon
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