CVE-2026-90831
published 2026-09-14CVE-2026-90831: A vulnerability was detected in GNU Binutils 2.47. The affected element is the function _bfd_elf_strtab_delref of the file bfd/elf-strtab.c of the component…
PriorityP428medium5.3CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCLILAL
EPSS
0.17%
5.9th percentile
A vulnerability was detected in GNU Binutils 2.47. The affected element is the function _bfd_elf_strtab_delref of the file bfd/elf-strtab.c of the component ELF String Table. The manipulation results in memory corruption. The attack requires a local approach. The exploit is now public and may be used. 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
nvdv3.15.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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 vulnerability was detected in GNU Binutils 2.47.
ghsa_unreviewed·2026-09-15
CVE-2026-90831 [LOW] CWE-119 A vulnerability was detected in GNU Binutils 2.47.
A vulnerability was detected in GNU Binutils 2.47. The affected element is the function _bfd_elf_strtab_delref of the file bfd/elf-strtab.c of the component ELF String Table. The manipulation results in memory corruption. The attack requires a local approach. The exploit is now public and may be used. The project was informed of the problem early through a bug report but has not responded yet.
VulDB
GNU Binutils 2.47 ELF String Table bfd/elf-strtab.c _bfd_elf_strtab_delref memory corruption (Bug 34454)
vuldb·2026-09-13
CVE-2026-90831 [LOW] GNU Binutils 2.47 ELF String Table bfd/elf-strtab.c _bfd_elf_strtab_delref memory corruption (Bug 34454)
A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils 2.47. It has been declared as problematic. The affected element is the function _bfd_elf_strtab_delref of the file bfd/elf-strtab.c of the component ELF String Table. The manipulation results in memory corruption.
This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2026-90831. The attack requires a local approach. Moreover, an exploit is present.
The project was informed of the problem early through a bug report but has not responded yet.
Red Hat
binutils: GNU Binutils: Memory corruption via local manipulation of ELF String Table
vendor_redhat·2026-09-14·CVSS 5.3
CVE-2026-90831 [MEDIUM] CWE-787 binutils: GNU Binutils: Memory corruption via local manipulation of ELF String Table
binutils: GNU Binutils: Memory corruption via local manipulation of ELF String Table
A flaw was found in GNU Binutils. This vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause memory corruption by manipulating the ELF String Table component, specifically through the `_bfd_elf_strtab_delref` function. This could lead to unexpected behavior or system instability.
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) - Unde
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
2026-09-14
Published