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 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.
Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
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7-Day Exploitation Trend
Vulnerability Timeline
2 eventsThreat Actor Attribution
PREMIUM INTELRemediation & Mitigation
SOLUTIONOfficial patches and mitigation steps are available for this vulnerability.
apt-get update && apt-get upgrade -y specific-package
# Verify installation
dpkg -l | grep package-name
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