# CVE-2026-110659: ELFIO through 3.12 NULL Pointer Dereference via relocation\_section\_accessor get\_entry

- Severity: CVSS 6.8 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-10-14 · Updated: 2026-10-20

## Affected

- serge1 ELFIO: through 3.12

## Description

ELFIO through 3.12 contains a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in relocation_section_accessor get_entry() that allows attackers to crash applications via an unvalidated sh_link index. Attackers can supply a crafted ELF file whose SHT_REL or SHT_RELA section has a dangling sh_link, causing find_hash_section() to dereference null and deny service.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on serge1 ELFIO, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://hackmd.io/@haind-pwn/elfio-relocation-get-entry-null-deref
- https://github.com/serge1/ELFIO/blob/8ae6cec5d60495822ecd57d736f66149da9b1830/elfio/elfio_relocation.hpp#L142
- https://github.com/serge1/ELFIO
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/elfio-through-3.12-null-pointer-dereference-via-relocation-section-accessor-get-entry

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