Description
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| radareorg | radare2 | < 6.2.0 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | radare2 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | radare2 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | radare2 | No fix yet | — |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS | radare2 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | radare2 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | radare2 | No fix yet | — |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | radare2 | 6.2.2-bp160.1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:21988-1 |
Advisories 1
- openSUSE-SU-2026:21988-1 Security update for radare2 SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Oct 1, 2026
References
- https://github.com/radareorg/radare2/security/advisories/GHSA-jqfq-hvcp-xh4p
- https://github.com/radareorg/radare2/issues/26223
- https://github.com/radareorg/radare2/pull/26178
- https://github.com/radareorg/radare2/commit/9449b07579c19b6b187c1a0918fbec2cef1a036e
- https://github.com/radareorg/radare2/releases/tag/6.2.0