Medium severity5.3NVD Advisory· Published Sep 14, 2026· Updated Sep 21, 2026
CVE-2026-90828
CVE-2026-90828
Description
A security flaw has been discovered in GNU Binutils 2.47. This vulnerability affects the function elf_orphan_compatible of the file ld/ldelf.c of the component ELF Orphan Section Handler. Performing a manipulation results in null pointer dereference. The attack must be initiated from a local position. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. The project was informed of the problem early through a bug report but has not responded yet.
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References
7- sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvdExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-90828nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- vuldb.com/submit/925227nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- vuldb.com/vuln/403330nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cginvdIssue Tracking
- vuldb.com/vuln/403330/ctinvdPermissions RequiredVDB Entry
- www.gnu.orgnvdProduct
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