CVE-2026-90831
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CVE-2026-90831 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.3/10 on the CVSS scale. A vulnerability was detected in GNU Binutils 2.47. The affected element is the function _bfd_elf_strtab_delref of the file bfd/elf-strtab.c of the component ELF String Table. EPSS estimates a 0.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A vulnerability was detected in GNU Binutils 2.47. The affected element is the function _bfd_elf_strtab_delref of the file bfd/elf-strtab.c of the component ELF String Table. The manipulation results in memory corruption. The attack requires a local approach. The exploit is now public 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=16886Third Party Advisory
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=34454Third Party Advisory
- https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-90831Third Party Advisory
- https://vuldb.com/submit/925230Third Party Advisory
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/403333Third Party Advisory
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/403333/ctiPermissions Required
- https://www.gnu.org/Product
Timeline
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- Status
- Analyzed
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