CVE-2026-90802

MEDIUM 4.4

GNU Binutils ld libbfd.c bfd_putl64 null pointer dereference

CVSS Score

4.4

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

A weakness has been identified in GNU Binutils 2.47. Affected is the function bfd_putl64 of the file bfd/libbfd.c of the component ld. This manipulation causes null pointer dereference. The attack requires local access. 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.

CWE	CWE-476 CWE-404
Vendor	gnu
Product	binutils
Published	Sep 14, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

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Scope

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Availability

Affected Versions

GNU / Binutils

2.47

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

vuldb.com: https://vuldb.com/vuln/403304 vuldb.com: https://vuldb.com/vuln/403304/cti vuldb.com: https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-90802 vuldb.com: https://vuldb.com/submit/920277 sourceware.org: https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=34443 github.com: https://github.com/r1ck9-2q/cve_summit/blob/main/SEGV%20in%20%60bfd_putl64%60%20(bfdlibbfd.c989)%20during%20relocation%20output%20via%20malformed%20ELF.md gnu.org: https://www.gnu.org/

Credits

🔍 Dem0000000 (VulDB User) VulDB CNA Team