radare2 is a UNIX-like reverse engineering framework and command-line toolset. Prior to 6.2.0, radare2's ELF PN_XNUM handling was vulnerable because the ELF parser allocated the program-header array using the resolved PN_XNUM count but several consumers still iterated with the original e_phnum value of 65535. The vulnerability is triggered by processing a crafted ELF file with e_phnum = 0xffff and a much smaller resolved count in shdr[0].sh_info. Consumers iterated beyond the allocated program-header array. This can cause a heap out-of-bounds read and process termination, resulting in denial of service; memory disclosure and code execution have not been demonstrated. This issue is fixed in version 6.2.0.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/radareorg/radare2/commit/9449b07579c19b6b187c1a0918fbec2cef1a036e | Patch |
| https://github.com/radareorg/radare2/issues/26223 | Exploit Issue Tracking Mitigation Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/radareorg/radare2/pull/26178 | Patch |
| https://github.com/radareorg/radare2/releases/tag/6.2.0 | Release Notes |
| https://github.com/radareorg/radare2/security/advisories/GHSA-jqfq-hvcp-xh4p | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/radareorg/radare2/issues/26223 | Exploit Issue Tracking Mitigation Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
History
25 Sep 2026, 16:53
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:radare:radare2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| First Time |
Radare
Radare radare2 |
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| References | () https://github.com/radareorg/radare2/commit/9449b07579c19b6b187c1a0918fbec2cef1a036e - Patch | |
| References | () https://github.com/radareorg/radare2/issues/26223 - Exploit, Issue Tracking, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () https://github.com/radareorg/radare2/pull/26178 - Patch | |
| References | () https://github.com/radareorg/radare2/releases/tag/6.2.0 - Release Notes | |
| References | () https://github.com/radareorg/radare2/security/advisories/GHSA-jqfq-hvcp-xh4p - Patch, Vendor Advisory |
22 Sep 2026, 16:18
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-09-22 16:18
Updated : 2026-09-25 16:53
NVD link : CVE-2026-81879
Mitre link : CVE-2026-81879
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-81879
JSON object : View
Products Affected
radare
- radare2
CWE
CWE-125
Out-of-bounds Read
