---
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
---

## Overview

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 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.

## Affected

- `binutils = 2.47`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.

## Vendor advisories

- **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)
- **RHSA-2026:47171** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Hardened Images · released 2026-07-28 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:47171)