Medium 5.3Published Sep 14, 2026

CVE-2026-90828GNU Binutils ELF Orphan Section ldelf.c elf_orphan_compatible null pointer dereference

Updated under an hour ago (2026-10-19 08:30 UTC)

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A security flaw has been discovered in GNU Binutils 2.47. This vulnerability affects the function elf_orphan_compatible of the file ld/ldelf.c of the component ELF Orphan Section Handler. Performing a manipulation results in null pointer dereference. The attack must be initiated from a local position. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. The project was informed of the problem early through a bug report but has not responded yet.

CVSS: 5.3 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
Weakness (CWE): CWE-476, CWE-404
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: VulDB
NVD analysis: Analyzed
Record last updated: Sep 15, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

GNU Binutils gnu:binutils	2.47	CNA record
gnu binutils gnu:binutils	2.47	NVD

References

https://vuldb.com/vuln/403330vdb-entry, technical-description, third-party-advisory
https://vuldb.com/vuln/403330/ctisignature, permissions-required, vdb-entry
https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-90828third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
https://vuldb.com/submit/925227third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=34450issue-tracking, exploit, third-party-advisory
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=16882exploit, issue-tracking
https://www.gnu.org/broken-link, product

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