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.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=16886 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=34454 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-90831 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://vuldb.com/submit/925230 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://vuldb.com/vuln/403333 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://vuldb.com/vuln/403333/cti | Permissions Required |
| https://www.gnu.org/ | Product |
Configurations
History
16 Sep 2026, 15:28
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| First Time |
Gnu
Gnu binutils |
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| References | () https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=16886 - Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=34454 - Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-90831 - Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://vuldb.com/submit/925230 - Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://vuldb.com/vuln/403333 - Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://vuldb.com/vuln/403333/cti - Permissions Required | |
| References | () https://www.gnu.org/ - Product | |
| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.47:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Information
Published : 2026-09-14 23:18
Updated : 2026-09-16 17:18
NVD link : CVE-2026-90831
Mitre link : CVE-2026-90831
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-90831
JSON object : View
Products Affected
gnu
- binutils
CWE
CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
