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CVE-2026-90830

GNU Binutils Section Merge merge.c _bfd_write_merged_section null pointer dereference

CVSS 4.0 4.8 MEDIUMCVSS 3.1 5.3 MEDIUMCVSS 3.0 5.3 MEDIUMCVSS 2.0 4.3 Check source for fixed versionsKEV status unknown

Original advisory

cve-program · CVE-2026-90830

Published

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 versions, risk and source history

cve-program · CVE-2026-90830

Published

Binutils

Vendor product

Publisher's version information

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{
                    "vendor": "GNU",
                    "product": "Binutils",
                    "versions": [
                        {
                            "version": "2.47",
                            "status": "affected"
                        }
                    ],
                    "cpes": [
                        "cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
                    ],
                    "modules": [
                        "Section Merge"
                    ]
                }

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