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CVE-2026-90828 Details

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:6.6 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H

CNA: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.3 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=16882	[email protected]	Issue Tracking
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=34450	[email protected]	ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-90828	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/submit/925227	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/vuln/403330	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/vuln/403330/cti	[email protected]	Permissions RequiredVDB Entry
https://www.gnu.org/	[email protected]	Product

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-404	Improper Resource Shutdown or Release	[email protected]
CWE-476	NULL Pointer Dereference	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
gnu binutils	2.47
CPE cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.47:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

3 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Sep 21, 2026	Initial Analysis	[email protected]
Sep 15, 2026	CVE Modified	CISA-ADP
Sep 14, 2026	New CVE Received	[email protected]