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CVE-2026-6845: gnu binutils NULL Pointer Dereference

CVSS: 5.0v3.1MediumModified
AliasesRHSA-2026:34924UBUNTU-CVE-2026-6845DEBIAN-CVE-2026-6845
Published 22-04-2026Last modified 01-09-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-6845 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in gnu binutils. EPSS estimates a 0.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 3.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
20/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.0/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.14%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1
RHSA-2026:39022

Timeline

  1. 22-04-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 01-09-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

7 scores · 7 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.14%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

3%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.15% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.14%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Redhat7 products
Chainguard6 products
  • binutilsAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • binutils-arm-none-eabiAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • binutils-arm-none-eabi-docAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • binutils-devAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • binutils-docAll versions (No fix recorded)
Wolfi4 products
  • binutilsAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • binutils-devAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • binutils-docAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • binutils-goldAll versions (No fix recorded)
Debian1 product
  • binutilsAll versions (No fix recorded)
Gnu1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • binutilsAll versions (No fix recorded)

6 vendors · 20 products

References

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