CVE-2026-90829

Published Sep 14, 2026

Last updated 15 hours ago

Overview

Description
A weakness has been identified in GNU Binutils 2.47. This issue affects the function bfd_elf_set_group_contents of the file bfd/elf.c of the component SHT_GROUP Section Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to null pointer dereference. The attack needs to be launched locally. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. The project was informed of the problem early through a bug report but has not responded yet.
Source
cna@vuldb.com
NVD status
Analyzed
Products
binutils

Risk scores

CVSS 4.0

Type
Secondary
Base score
1.9
Impact score
-
Exploitability score
-
Vector string
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/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Severity
LOW

CVSS 3.1

Type
Secondary
Base score
5.3
Impact score
3.4
Exploitability score
1.8
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Severity
MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

Type
Secondary
Base score
4.3
Impact score
6.4
Exploitability score
3.1
Vector string
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Weaknesses

cna@vuldb.com
CWE-404

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending

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