CVE-2026-91781
published 2026-09-15CVE-2026-91781: A security vulnerability has been detected in GNU Binutils 2.47. Affected is the function elf_x86_64_common_section_index of the file bfd/elf64-x86-64.c of the…
PriorityP411low3.3CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCNINAL
EPSS
0.18%
6.6th percentile
A security vulnerability has been detected in GNU Binutils 2.47. Affected is the function elf_x86_64_common_section_index of the file bfd/elf64-x86-64.c of the component ELF Section Handler. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. The attack needs to be performed locally. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. Upgrading to version 2.48 is able to address this issue. The identifier of the patch is 7322e9bc30cb282575a701c307851fd3d66fee68. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.
Affected
2 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| gnu | binutils | — | — |
| gnu | binutils | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.13.3LOWCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
nvdv4.01.9LOWCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/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
nvdv2.01.7LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
vendor_redhat3.3LOW
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Red Hat
binutils: GNU Binutils: Local denial of service vulnerability
vendor_redhat·2026-09-15·CVSS 3.3
CVE-2026-91781 [LOW] CWE-476 binutils: GNU Binutils: Local denial of service vulnerability
binutils: GNU Binutils: Local denial of service vulnerability
A security vulnerability has been detected in GNU Binutils 2.47. Affected is the function elf_x86_64_common_section_index of the file bfd/elf64-x86-64.c of the component ELF Section Handler. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. The attack needs to be performed locally. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. Upgrading to version 2.48 is able to address this issue. The identifier of the patch is 7322e9bc30cb282575a701c307851fd3d66fee68. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.
A flaw was found in GNU Binutils. A local attacker could exploit a null pointer dereference vulnerability in the ELF Section Handler. This could lead to a Denial of Service (DoS), making the affected system or app
GHSA
A security vulnerability has been detected in GNU Binutils 2.47.
ghsa_unreviewed·2026-09-15
CVE-2026-91781 [LOW] CWE-404 A security vulnerability has been detected in GNU Binutils 2.47.
A security vulnerability has been detected in GNU Binutils 2.47. Affected is the function elf_x86_64_common_section_index of the file bfd/elf64-x86-64.c of the component ELF Section Handler. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. The attack needs to be performed locally. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. Upgrading to version 2.48 is able to address this issue. The identifier of the patch is 7322e9bc30cb282575a701c307851fd3d66fee68. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
https://github.com/Ech06/CVE_submit/tree/main/bugzilla/pocs/34449https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=34449https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=7322e9bc30cb282575a701c307851fd3d66fee68https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-91781https://vuldb.com/submit/933336https://vuldb.com/vuln/404052https://vuldb.com/vuln/404052/ctihttps://www.gnu.org/
2026-09-15
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