Oracle DTrace Integer Divide-by-Zero Crash via Malicious ELF
CVE-2026-21996 Published on May 1, 2026

An unprivileged attacker can reliably trigger a crash of the dtrace process with a malicious ELF binary due to an integer Divide-by-Zero in Pbuild_file_symtab()

Vendor Advisory NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2026-21996 is exploitable with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a small impact on availability.

Attack Vector:
LOCAL
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
LOW
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
NONE
Integrity Impact:
NONE
Availability Impact:
LOW

Weakness Type

Divide By Zero

The product divides a value by zero. This weakness typically occurs when an unexpected value is provided to the product, or if an error occurs that is not properly detected. It frequently occurs in calculations involving physical dimensions such as size, length, width, and height.


Products Associated with CVE-2026-21996

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Affected Versions

Oracle Corporation Oracle Linux: