CVE-2026-90830

GNU Binutils Section Merge merge.c _bfd_write_merged_section null pointer dereference

Published Sep 14, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 4.8 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A security vulnerability has been detected in GNU Binutils 2.47. Impacted is the function _bfd_write_merged_section of the file bfd/merge.c of the component Section Merge. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. The attack needs to be performed locally. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The project was informed of the problem early through a bug report but has not responded yet.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.47:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A security vulnerability has been detected in GNU Binutils 2.47. Impacted is the function _bfd_write_merged_section of the file bfd/merge.c of the component Section Merge. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. The attack needs to be performed locally. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The project was informed of the problem early through a bug report but has not responded yet.
Title GNU Binutils Section Merge merge.c _bfd_write_merged_section null pointer dereference
First Time appeared Gnu
Gnu binutils
Weaknesses CWE-404
CWE-476
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Gnu
Gnu binutils
References
Metrics cvssV2_0

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR'}

cvssV3_0

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, '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'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 4.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P'}

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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulDB
Published
Updated
Sep 15, 2026, 7:11 PM
Reserved
Sep 13, 2026, 7:21 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Sep 14, 2026, 11:18 PM
Modified
Sep 16, 2026, 3:28 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Sep 14, 2026, 10:30 PM