A security vulnerability has been detected in GNU Binutils 2.47. Affected by this vulnerability is the function elf_x86_64_relocate_section of the file bfd/elf64-x86-64.c of the component ld. Such manipulation of the argument roff leads to buffer overflow. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. Upgrading to version 2.48 addresses this issue. The name of the patch is 471130b39c03623ec6d78ece377ff4da3f6bfe7b. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/r1ck9-2q/cve_summit/blob/main/Heap%20OOB%20readwrite%20and%20SEGV%20in%20%60elf_x86_64_relocate_section%60%20(bfdelf64-x86-64.c4530%20%204835)%20via%20malformed%20relocation.md | Exploit Mitigation Third Party Advisory |
| https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=34444 | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=471130b39c03623ec6d78ece377ff4da3f6bfe7b | Patch |
| https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-90803 | Permissions Required Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://vuldb.com/submit/920280 | Permissions Required Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://vuldb.com/vuln/403305 | Permissions Required Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://vuldb.com/vuln/403305/cti | Permissions Required Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://www.gnu.org/ | Product |
Configurations
History
18 Sep 2026, 14:41
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| References | () https://github.com/r1ck9-2q/cve_summit/blob/main/Heap%20OOB%20readwrite%20and%20SEGV%20in%20%60elf_x86_64_relocate_section%60%20(bfdelf64-x86-64.c4530%20%204835)%20via%20malformed%20relocation.md - Exploit, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=34444 - Exploit, Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=471130b39c03623ec6d78ece377ff4da3f6bfe7b - Patch | |
| References | () https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-90803 - Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
| References | () https://vuldb.com/submit/920280 - Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
| References | () https://vuldb.com/vuln/403305 - Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
| References | () https://vuldb.com/vuln/403305/cti - Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
| References | () https://www.gnu.org/ - Product | |
| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.47:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| First Time |
Gnu binutils
Gnu |
Information
Published : 2026-09-14 17:17
Updated : 2026-09-18 14:41
NVD link : CVE-2026-90803
Mitre link : CVE-2026-90803
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-90803
JSON object : View
Products Affected
gnu
- binutils
