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CVE-2026-90829 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

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/show_bug.cgi?id=34451	CISA-ADP	ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=16883	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=34451	[email protected]	ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-90829	[email protected]	Permissions Required
https://vuldb.com/submit/925228	[email protected]	Permissions Required
https://vuldb.com/vuln/403331	[email protected]	Permissions Required
https://vuldb.com/vuln/403331/cti	[email protected]	Permissions Required
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 16, 2026	Initial Analysis	[email protected]
Sep 15, 2026	CVE Modified	CISA-ADP
Sep 14, 2026	New CVE Received	[email protected]