Low 3.3Published Sep 15, 2026

CVE-2026-91779GNU Binutils Eh Frame elf-eh-frame.c _bfd_elf_eh_frame_section_offset null pointer dereference

Updated under an hour ago (2026-10-19 10:23 UTC)

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A security flaw has been discovered in GNU Binutils 2.47. This affects the function _bfd_elf_eh_frame_section_offset of the file bfd/elf-eh-frame.c of the component Eh Frame 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: 3.3 LOW (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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/404050vdb-entry, technical-description, third-party-advisory
https://vuldb.com/vuln/404050/ctisignature, permissions-required
https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-91779third-party-advisory
https://vuldb.com/submit/933333third-party-advisory
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=34446issue-tracking, third-party-advisory
https://github.com/Ech06/CVE_submit/blob/main/bugzilla/issues/34446.mdexploit, issue-tracking, third-party-advisory
https://www.gnu.org/broken-link, product

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