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.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| 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 | Exploit Mitigation Third Party Advisory |
| https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=34443 | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-90802 | Permissions Required Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://vuldb.com/submit/920277 | Permissions Required Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://vuldb.com/vuln/403304 | Permissions Required Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://vuldb.com/vuln/403304/cti | Permissions Required Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://www.gnu.org/ | Product |
Configurations
History
18 Sep 2026, 14:42
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.47:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| First Time |
Gnu binutils
Gnu |
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| References | () 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 - Exploit, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=34443 - Exploit, Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-90802 - Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
| References | () https://vuldb.com/submit/920277 - Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
| References | () https://vuldb.com/vuln/403304 - Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
| References | () https://vuldb.com/vuln/403304/cti - Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
| References | () https://www.gnu.org/ - Product |
Information
Published : 2026-09-14 17:17
Updated : 2026-09-18 14:42
NVD link : CVE-2026-90802
Mitre link : CVE-2026-90802
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-90802
JSON object : View
Products Affected
gnu
- binutils
