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CVE-2026-90830 Details

Description

A security vulnerability has been detected in GNU Binutils 2.47. Impacted is the function _bfd_write_merged_section of the file bfd/merge.c of the component Section Merge. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. The attack needs to be performed locally. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. 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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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=16884 [email protected]Third Party AdvisoryIssue Tracking
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=34452 [email protected]Third Party AdvisoryIssue Tracking
https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-90830 [email protected]Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/submit/925229 [email protected]Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/vuln/403332 [email protected]Third Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-404Improper Resource Shutdown or Release[email protected]
CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
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

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2026-90830
NVD Published Date:
Sep 14, 2026
NVD Last Modified:
Sep 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2026-90830 Details - Not Deferred