EIP-2026-102604

PRE-CVE

gdb (GNU debugger) 7.5.1 - Null Pointer Dereference

Title source: legacy
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-102604. PoCs published by nitr0us.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in GDB's DWARF line header parsing, causing a crash when processing a malformed ELF file. The PoC crafts a malicious '.debug_line' section to trigger the bug in `dwarf2read.c`.

Description

gdb (GNU debugger) 7.5.1 - Null Pointer Dereference

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by nitr0us · cdoslinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23523

This exploit targets a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in GDB's DWARF line header parsing, causing a crash when processing a malformed ELF file. The PoC crafts a malicious '.debug_line' section to trigger the bug in `dwarf2read.c`.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: GNU gdb <= 7.5.1
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Ability to provide a malformed ELF file to the target GDB instance
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

Details

Status pre_cve
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026