Answer in brief
CVE-2026-6845 records a Medium severity (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability in Binutils: binutils: denial of service via crafted elf file. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Red Hat/binutils (generic), Red Hat/gcc-toolset-14-binutils (generic), Red Hat/gcc-toolset-14-gdb (generic), Red Hat/gcc-toolset-15-binutils (generic) and additional mapped packages. Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 5.0. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Red Hat/binutils (generic), Red Hat/gcc-toolset-14-binutils (generic), Red Hat/gcc-toolset-14-gdb (generic), Red Hat/gcc-toolset-15-binutils (generic) and additional mapped packages. Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed versions |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:hardened_images:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat/binutilsgeneric | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/gcc-toolset-14-binutilsgeneric | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/gcc-toolset-14-gdbgeneric | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/gcc-toolset-15-binutilsgeneric | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/gcc-toolset-15-gdbgeneric | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/gdbgeneric | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/mingw-binutilsgeneric | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-8generic | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9generic | * | Not reported |
Published upstream
Apr 22, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Nov 5, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Jul 2, 2026
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.
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