CVE-2026-90828mediumCWE-404CWE-476

CVE-2026-90828: medium-severity vulnerability in GNU Binutils

GNU Binutils ELF Orphan Section ldelf.c elf_orphan_compatible null pointer dereference

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33Vexday Risk Score

No sign of exploitation. It has a public proof of concept.

ssvc Attendcvss 4.8epss 0.2%
A security flaw has been discovered in GNU Binutils 2.47. This vulnerability affects the function elf_orphan_compatible of the file ld/ldelf.c of the component ELF Orphan Section Handler. Performing a manipulation results in null pointer dereference. The attack must be initiated from a local position. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. The project was informed of the problem early through a bug report but has not responded yet.
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
Affected products
GNU · Binutils
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