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.
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-43wr-4j49-rcxj
- https://github.com/radareorg/radare2/issues/26225
- https://github.com/radareorg/radare2/pull/26192
- https://github.com/radareorg/radare2/commit/93d794caa7c2f08413106255d49546e544c1f9f0
- https://github.com/radareorg/radare2/releases/tag/6.2.0