Description
radare2 is a UNIX-like reverse engineering framework and command-line toolset. Prior to 6.2.0, radare2's Apple Preferred Executable Format loader was vulnerable because the PEF loader accepted relocSecCount values that were not bounded by the number of sections or complete relocation records in the input. The vulnerability is triggered by normal binary-format auto-detection of a small crafted Apple PEF file. The loader could perform up to 268,435,456 relocation-section iterations and repeated buffer operations after record offsets passed the end of the file. This can cause denial of service through excessive CPU consumption and prolonged processing. 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