CVE-2026-90830
GNU Binutils Section Merge merge.c _bfd_write_merged_section null pointer dereference
LOW 1.9EPSS 0.2%
A security vulnerability has been detected in GNU Binutils 2.47. Impacted is the function _bfd_write_merged_section of the file bfd/merge.c of the component Section Merge. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. The attack needs to be performed locally. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The project was informed of the problem early through a bug report but has not responded yet.
- Affected
- GNU · Binutils
- CVSS v4.0 VULDB
- 1.9 LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS v3.1 VULDB
- 5.3 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS v2.0 VULDB
- 4.3 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - EPSS
- 0.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 5th percentile
- Published
- 2026-09-14
- Updated
- 2026-09-15
Proof-of-concept exploits (1)
Security advisories
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=34452
- https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-90830
- https://vuldb.com/submit/925229
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/403332
- https://www.gnu.org