CVE-2026-81885
radare2: Infinite relocation-chain loop causes denial of service in radare2 NE parser
Description
radare2 is a UNIX-like reverse engineering framework and command-line toolset. Prior to 6.2.0, radare2's NE relocation fixup-chain parser was vulnerable because the NE relocation parser followed fixup chains without an active iteration limit or cycle detection. The vulnerability is triggered by opening a crafted NE executable whose in-bounds relocation entry points back to itself instead of reaching 0xffff. The parser repeatedly processed the same relocation and allocated another relocation object on each iteration. This can cause denial of service through continuous CPU and memory consumption. This issue is fixed in version 6.2.0.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 22, 2026, 4:18 p.m.
Last Modified :
Sept. 22, 2026, 4:18 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update radare2 to version 6.2.0.
- Apply patches for older versions if available.
- Avoid processing untrusted NE executables.
- Monitor resource utilization.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Sep. 22, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description radare2 is a UNIX-like reverse engineering framework and command-line toolset. Prior to 6.2.0, radare2's NE relocation fixup-chain parser was vulnerable because the NE relocation parser followed fixup chains without an active iteration limit or cycle detection. The vulnerability is triggered by opening a crafted NE executable whose in-bounds relocation entry points back to itself instead of reaching 0xffff. The parser repeatedly processed the same relocation and allocated another relocation object on each iteration. This can cause denial of service through continuous CPU and memory consumption. This issue is fixed in version 6.2.0. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Added CWE CWE-770 Added CWE CWE-835 Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/81xxx/CVE-2026-81885.json">CVE-2026-81885</a> Added Reference https://github.com/radareorg/radare2/commit/93d794caa7c2f08413106255d49546e544c1f9f0 Added Reference https://github.com/radareorg/radare2/issues/26225 Added Reference https://github.com/radareorg/radare2/pull/26192 Added Reference https://github.com/radareorg/radare2/releases/tag/6.2.0 Added Reference https://github.com/radareorg/radare2/security/advisories/GHSA-43wr-4j49-rcxj