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Vulnerability · Published Sep 14, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB

CVE-2026-90828GNU Binutils ELF Orphan Section ldelf.c elf_orphan_compatible null pointer dereference

Medium 5.3

In plain English

A medium-severity null pointer dereference in Binutils from GNU. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 8% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 91.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official 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.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12binutilsno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2026-90828
Debian:13binutilsno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2026-90828
Debian:14binutilsno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2026-90828
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSbinutilsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90828
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSbinutilsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90828
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSbinutilsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90828
Ubuntu:26.10binutilsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90828

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
GNU Binutils 2.47

Weakness: CWE-476, CWE-404 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R

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