CVE-2026-6845

Publication date 23 April 2026

Last updated 24 April 2026


Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.0 · Medium

Score breakdown

Description

(A flaw was found in binutils, specifically within the `readelf` utilit ...)

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
binutils 26.04 LTS resolute
Needs evaluation
25.10 questing
Needs evaluation
24.04 LTS noble
Needs evaluation
22.04 LTS jammy
Needs evaluation
20.04 LTS focal
Needs evaluation
18.04 LTS bionic
Needs evaluation
16.04 LTS xenial
Needs evaluation
14.04 LTS trusty
Needs evaluation

Notes


seth-arnold

binutils isn't safe for untrusted inputs.

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.0 · Medium
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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