Binutils: binutils: denial of service vulnerabilities in readelf via crafted elf files

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    "title": "Binutils: binutils: denial of service vulnerabilities in readelf via crafted elf files",
    "summary": "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.",
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      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:30.162845460Z",
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  "published_at": "2026-04-22T08:37:09.794+00:00"
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