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Vulnerability · Published Sep 14, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB

CVE-2026-90804GNU Binutils Eh Frame Section elf-eh-frame.c _bfd_elf_write_section_eh_frame buffer overflow

Medium 4.8

In plain English

A medium-severity buffer overflow 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 9% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.8Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 90.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A vulnerability was detected in GNU Binutils 2.47. Affected by this issue is the function _bfd_elf_write_section_eh_frame of the file bfd/elf-eh-frame.c of the component Eh Frame Section Handler. Performing a manipulation of the argument cie_length/fde_length/augmentation_data_size/write_offset results in buffer overflow. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploit is now public and may be used. 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-2026-90804
Debian:13binutilsno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2026-90804
Debian:14binutilsno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2026-90804
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSbinutilsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90804
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSbinutilsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90804
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSbinutilsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90804
Ubuntu:26.10binutilsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-90804

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
GNU Binutils 2.47

Weakness: CWE-120, CWE-119 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R

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