CVE-2026-91781

A security vulnerability has been detected in GNU Binutils 2.47. Affected is the function elf_x86_64_common_section_index of the file bfd/elf64-x86-64.c of the component ELF Section Handler. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. The attack needs to be performed locally. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. Upgrading to version 2.48 is able to address this issue. The identifier of the patch is 7322e9bc30cb282575a701c307851fd3d66fee68. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

History

16 Sep 2026, 15:28

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time Gnu
Gnu binutils
References () https://github.com/Ech06/CVE_submit/tree/main/bugzilla/pocs/34449 - () https://github.com/Ech06/CVE_submit/tree/main/bugzilla/pocs/34449 - Third Party Advisory
References () https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=34449 - () https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=34449 - Exploit, Third Party Advisory
References () https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=7322e9bc30cb282575a701c307851fd3d66fee68 - () https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=7322e9bc30cb282575a701c307851fd3d66fee68 - Third Party Advisory
References () https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-91781 - () https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-91781 - Third Party Advisory
References () https://vuldb.com/submit/933336 - () https://vuldb.com/submit/933336 - Third Party Advisory
References () https://vuldb.com/vuln/404052 - () https://vuldb.com/vuln/404052 - Third Party Advisory
References () https://vuldb.com/vuln/404052/cti - () https://vuldb.com/vuln/404052/cti - Permissions Required
References () https://www.gnu.org/ - () https://www.gnu.org/ - Product
CPE cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.47:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2026-09-15 09:16

Updated : 2026-09-16 15:28


NVD link : CVE-2026-91781

Mitre link : CVE-2026-91781

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-91781


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Products Affected

gnu

  • binutils
CWE
CWE-404

Improper Resource Shutdown or Release

CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference