CVE-2026-90828
published 2026-09-14CVE-2026-90828: 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…
PriorityP432medium6.6CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCLILAH
EPSS
0.19%
8.0th percentile
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.
Affected
4 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| gnu | binutils | — | — |
| gnu | binutils | — | — |
| openshift | ose-rhel-coreos-8 | — | — |
| openshift | ose-rhel-coreos-9 | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.16.6MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
nvdv4.01.9LOWCVSS: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
nvdv2.04.3MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
vendor_redhat5.3MEDIUM
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GHSA
A security flaw has been discovered in GNU Binutils 2.47.
ghsa_unreviewed·2026-09-15
CVE-2026-90828 [LOW] CWE-404 A security flaw has been discovered in GNU Binutils 2.47.
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.
VulDB
GNU Binutils 2.47 ELF Orphan Section ld/ldelf.c elf_orphan_compatible null pointer dereference (Bug 34450)
vuldb·2026-09-13
CVE-2026-90828 [LOW] GNU Binutils 2.47 ELF Orphan Section ld/ldelf.c elf_orphan_compatible null pointer dereference (Bug 34450)
A vulnerability has been found in GNU Binutils 2.47 and classified as problematic. 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.
This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2026-90828. The attack must be initiated from a local position. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.
The project was informed of the problem early through a bug report but has not responded yet.
Red Hat
binutils: GNU Binutils: Null pointer dereference via elf_orphan_compatible function
vendor_redhat·2026-09-14·CVSS 5.3
CVE-2026-90828 [MEDIUM] CWE-476 binutils: GNU Binutils: Null pointer dereference via elf_orphan_compatible function
binutils: GNU Binutils: Null pointer dereference via elf_orphan_compatible function
A flaw was found in GNU Binutils. A local attacker, by performing a manipulation, can cause a null pointer dereference in the `elf_orphan_compatible` function. This could lead to a denial of service or other unpredictable behavior.
Package: binutils (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10) - Under investigation
Package: gcc-toolset-15-binutils (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10) - Under investigation
Package: gcc-toolset-16-binutils (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10) - Under investigation
Package: gdb (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10) - Under investigation
Package: mingw-binutils (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10) - Under investigation
Package: binutils (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Under investigation
Package: binutils (Red Hat
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
2026-09-14
Published