{"id":"CVE-2026-90802","title":"A weakness has been identified in GNU Binutils 2.47","summary":"A weakness has been identified in GNU Binutils 2.47. Affected is the function bfd_putl64 of the file bfd/libbfd.c of the component ld. This manipulation causes null pointer dereference. The attack requires local access. The exploit has b…","severity":"medium","cvss":4.4,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L","cwe":["CWE-404","CWE-476"],"vendor":"gnu","product":"binutils","affected":["binutils = 2.47"],"published":"2026-09-14","updated":"2026-09-18","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-18T14:42:16.407","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-90802","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/r1ck9-2q/cve_summit/blob/main/SEGV%20in%20%60bfd_putl64%60%20(bfdlibbfd.c989)%20during%20relocation%20output%20via%20malformed%20ELF.md","label":"cna@vuldb.com"},{"url":"https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=34443","label":"cna@vuldb.com"},{"url":"https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-90802","label":"cna@vuldb.com"},{"url":"https://vuldb.com/submit/920277","label":"cna@vuldb.com"},{"url":"https://vuldb.com/vuln/403304","label":"cna@vuldb.com"},{"url":"https://vuldb.com/vuln/403304/cti","label":"cna@vuldb.com"},{"url":"https://www.gnu.org/","label":"cna@vuldb.com"},{"url":"https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-90802.json"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-90802"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2533185"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-90802"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-90802"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:47171"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org","csaf","vex","red-hat","exploit-available"],"epss":0.00125,"epssPercentile":0.02558,"exploitAvailable":true,"ssvc":{"exploitation":"poc","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-09-16T15:17:44.926587Z"},"scores":{"nvd":4.4,"vendor":5,"cna":4.4},"ingestedAt":"2026-09-14T18:12:17.164Z","patched":["hardened_images"],"slug":"CVE-2026-90802","body":"## Overview\n\nA weakness has been identified in GNU Binutils 2.47. Affected is the function bfd_putl64 of the file bfd/libbfd.c of the component ld. This manipulation causes null pointer dereference. The attack requires local access. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. The project was informed of the problem early through a bug report but has not responded yet.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `binutils = 2.47`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.\n\n## Vendor advisories\n\n- **Red Hat VEX** · Moderate · affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 · updated 2026-09-21 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-90802.json)\n- **RHSA-2026:47171** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Hardened Images · released 2026-07-28 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:47171)","depth":"twilight","depthScore":36,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":24.2,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":12,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":205386,"id":"CVE-2026-90802","ts":1789574382579,"field":"exploit_available","old":"false","new":"true"}]}