CVE-2026-90802

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

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.47:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
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 - () 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 - () https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=34443 - Exploit, Third Party Advisory
References () https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-90802 - () https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-90802 - Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References () https://vuldb.com/submit/920277 - () https://vuldb.com/submit/920277 - Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References () https://vuldb.com/vuln/403304 - () https://vuldb.com/vuln/403304 - Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References () https://vuldb.com/vuln/403304/cti - () https://vuldb.com/vuln/403304/cti - Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References () https://www.gnu.org/ - () 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


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Products Affected

gnu

  • binutils
CWE
CWE-404

Improper Resource Shutdown or Release

CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference