Not a U.S. government website. NDD is an independent vulnerability database by Volerion and is not affiliated with or endorsed by NIST or NVD.
CVE-2026-90801 Details
Description
A security flaw has been discovered in GNU Binutils 2.47. This impacts the function cache_bwrite of the file bfd/cache.c of the component ld. The manipulation of the argument nbytes results in buffer overflow. The attack requires a local approach. 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.
Metrics
CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:
CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:
No data available for CVSS Version 2.0 on this CVE.
CISA-ADP
Assessed Sep 14, 2026Exploitation: PocAutomatable: NoTechnical Impact: Partial
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
By selecting these links, you will be leaving this site. These are references gathered from the official CVE record and are not endorsed by Volerion.
| URL | Source(s) | Tag(s) |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/r1ck9-2q/cve_summit/blob/main/Heap-buffer-overflow%20in%20%60cache_bwrite%60%20(bfdcache.c436)%20via%20malformed%20ELF%20with%20%60--gc-sections%20-w%60.md | [email protected] | ExploitMitigationThird Party Advisory |
| https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=34442 | [email protected] | ExploitThird Party Advisory |
| https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-90801 | [email protected] | Permissions RequiredThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
| https://vuldb.com/submit/920276 | [email protected] | Permissions RequiredThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
| https://vuldb.com/vuln/403303 | [email protected] | Permissions RequiredThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
| https://vuldb.com/vuln/403303/cti | [email protected] | Permissions RequiredThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
| https://www.gnu.org/ | [email protected] | Product |
Weakness Enumeration
| CWE-ID | CWE Name | Source |
|---|---|---|
| CWE-119 | Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer | [email protected] |
| CWE-120 | Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow') | [email protected] |
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| gnu binutils | 2.47 |
CPE
Remediation
| |
Change History
3 change records found show changes
| Date | Action | Recorded By |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2026 | Initial Analysis | [email protected] |
| Sep 14, 2026 | New CVE Received | [email protected] |
| Sep 14, 2026 | CVE Modified | CISA-ADP |