CVE-2026-6845: Binutils: binutils: denial of service via crafted elf file

Overview

Severity

Medium (CVSS 5)

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Status

Not Exploited

Patch Tuesday

2026-Aug

Released

2026-05-03

Last Updated

2026-08-07

EPSS Score

0.15% (percentile: 4.4%)

Affected Products (4)

Open Source Software

• cbl2 binutils 2.37-20 on CBL Mariner 2.0
• azl3 binutils 2.41-13 on Azure Linux 3.0
• cbl2 binutils 2.37-20
• azl3 binutils 2.41-11 on Azure Linux 3.0

Revision History

• 2026-05-03: Information published.
• 2026-05-04: Information published.
• 2026-06-03: Information published.
• 2026-08-07: Information published.