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Vulnerability · Published Sep 14, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB

CVE-2026-90829GNU Binutils SHT_GROUP Section elf.c bfd_elf_set_group_contents 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 7% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 93.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

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 packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12binutilsno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2026-90829
Debian:13binutilsno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2026-90829
Debian:14binutilsno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2026-90829
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSbinutilsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90829
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSbinutilsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90829
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSbinutilsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90829
Ubuntu:26.10binutilsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90829

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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