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  "affected": [
    {
      "ranges": [
        {
          "database_specific": {
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              "cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
            ],
            "extracted_events": [
              {
                "introduced": "4.0"
              },
              {
                "last_affected": "4.0"
              },
              {
                "introduced": "7.0"
              },
              {
                "last_affected": "7.0"
              },
              {
                "introduced": "8.0"
              },
              {
                "last_affected": "8.0"
              }
            ],
            "source": "CPE_STRING"
          },
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "a44161c313d46a1b10fd764728a089c26037710a"
            },
            {
              "last_affected": "1f1c02597cc199227226251a2ea51fe5f44b4d6d"
            }
          ],
          "repo": "https://sourceware.org/git/binutils-gdb.git",
          "type": "GIT"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "4.0",
        "7.0",
        "8.0"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cna_assigner": "redhat",
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-400"
    ],
    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/6xxx/CVE-2026-6844.json"
  },
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "CVE-2026-6844",
  "modified": "2026-07-08T05:38:11.215889191Z",
  "published": "2026-04-22T08:37:09.794Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6844"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/6xxx/CVE-2026-6844.json"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-6844"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2460016"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.5",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Binutils: binutils: denial of service vulnerabilities in readelf via crafted elf files"
}