CVE-2026-90830
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CVE-2026-90830 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.3/10 on the CVSS scale. 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. EPSS estimates a 0.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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.
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Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Gnu | Binutils | 2.47 |
References
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=16884Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=34452Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking
- https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-90830Third Party Advisory
- https://vuldb.com/submit/925229Third Party Advisory
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/403332Third Party Advisory
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/403332/ctiPermissions Required
- https://www.gnu.org/Product
Timeline
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- Status
- Analyzed
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