CVE-2026-90828

MEDIUM 5.3

GNU Binutils ELF Orphan Section ldelf.c elf_orphan_compatible null pointer dereference

CVSS Score

5.3

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

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.

CWE	CWE-476 CWE-404
Vendor	gnu
Product	binutils
Published	Sep 14, 2026
Last Updated	Sep 15, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

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

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Scope

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Affected Versions

GNU / Binutils

2.47

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

vuldb.com: https://vuldb.com/vuln/403330 vuldb.com: https://vuldb.com/vuln/403330/cti vuldb.com: https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-90828 vuldb.com: https://vuldb.com/submit/925227 sourceware.org: https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=34450 sourceware.org: https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=16882 gnu.org: https://www.gnu.org/

Credits

🔍 wsstssw (VulDB User) VulDB CNA Team