{"id":"CVE-2026-90829","title":"A weakness has been identified in GNU Binutils 2.47","summary":"A weakness has been identified in GNU Binutils 2.47. This issue affects the function bfd_elf_set_group_contents of the file bfd/elf.c of the component SHT_GROUP Section Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to null pointer dereferen…","severity":"medium","cvss":5.3,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L","cwe":["CWE-404","CWE-476"],"vendor":"gnu","product":"binutils","affected":["binutils = 2.47"],"published":"2026-09-14","updated":"2026-09-16","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-16T15:28:15.217","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-90829","references":[{"url":"https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=16883","label":"cna@vuldb.com"},{"url":"https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=34451","label":"cna@vuldb.com"},{"url":"https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-90829","label":"cna@vuldb.com"},{"url":"https://vuldb.com/submit/925228","label":"cna@vuldb.com"},{"url":"https://vuldb.com/vuln/403331","label":"cna@vuldb.com"},{"url":"https://vuldb.com/vuln/403331/cti","label":"cna@vuldb.com"},{"url":"https://www.gnu.org/","label":"cna@vuldb.com"},{"url":"https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=34451","label":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"},{"url":"https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-90829.json"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-90829"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2533532"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-90829"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-90829"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:47171"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org","exploit-available","csaf","vex","red-hat"],"epss":0.00165,"epssPercentile":0.06153,"exploitAvailable":true,"ssvc":{"exploitation":"poc","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-09-15T14:50:19.878545Z"},"scores":{"nvd":5.3,"vendor":6.6},"ingestedAt":"2026-09-14T23:17:06.517Z","patched":["hardened_images"],"slug":"CVE-2026-90829","body":"## Overview\n\nA weakness has been identified in GNU Binutils 2.47. This issue affects the function bfd_elf_set_group_contents of the file bfd/elf.c of the component SHT_GROUP Section Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to null pointer dereference. The attack needs to be launched locally. 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-2026-90829.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":41,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":29.2,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":12,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":203795,"id":"CVE-2026-90829","ts":1789486792992,"field":"exploit_available","old":"false","new":"true"}]}