What is CVE-2026-6845?

CVE-2026-6845 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gnu Binutils, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.0/10. Published 2026-04-22.

How severe is CVE-2026-6845?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.0 out of 10.

NULL pointer dereference in Gnu Binutils

CVE-2026-6845

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 (E…

EPSS: 0.000 (0.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

References

secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, issue-tracking, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-6845?: CVE-2026-6845 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gnu Binutils, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.0/10. Published 2026-04-22.
How severe is CVE-2026-6845?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.0 out of 10.