Resource Exhaustion Affecting binutils-gold package, versions <2.44-2+e1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.1% (2nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-BINUTILSGOLD-17982343
  • published15 Jul 2026
  • disclosed22 Apr 2026

Introduced: 22 Apr 2026

CVE-2026-6844  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-400  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest binutils-gold to version 2.44-2+e1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream binutils-gold package and not the binutils-gold package as distributed by Echo. See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in the readelf utility of the binutils package. A local attacker could exploit two Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerabilities by providing a specially crafted Executable and Linkable Format (ELF) file. One vulnerability, a resource exhaustion (CWE-400), can lead to an out-of-memory condition. The other, a null pointer dereference (CWE-476), can cause a segmentation fault. Both issues can result in the readelf utility becoming unresponsive or crashing, leading to a denial of service.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1