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TI-2026-61730 Aliases CVE-2026-90828GHSA-fx9g-rhcq-63jg

GNU Binutils ELF Orphan Section ldelf.c elf_orphan_compatible null pointer dereference

Priority MEDIUM 55CWE-404Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · Low
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 1 fixed, 7 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-404.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00188 8th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD and the CNA
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 1 fixed, 7 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
GNUBinutils2.47—No fix listedCNA
  • Binutils VendorGNU Affected 2.47 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.47:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.47VulnerableGNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.47:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.47 Vulnerable ·GNU

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2026:47171 Released 2026-07-28 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs Security Update
    • Red Hat Hardened Images binutils-2.46.1-1.1.hum1@aarch64, binutils-2.46.1-1.1.hum1@src, binutils-2.46.1-1.1.hum1@x86_64 +6

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Affected—
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Affected—
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Affected—
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Affected—
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Affected—
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4Affected—
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5Affected—
Red Hat Hardened ImagesFixed RHSA-2026:47171

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-90828
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fx9g-rhcq-63jg
  3. 2026-10-30 Affected versions changed · Red Hat

References

Exploit 2

Other 1

  • TI-2020-13695 An issue was discovered in binutils libbfd.c 2.36 relating to the auxiliary symbol data… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2025-42907 GNU Binutils thru 2.46 readelf contains a double free vulnerability when processing a… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2025-41071 An issue was discovered in function d_print_comp_inner in file cp-demangle.c in BinUtils… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2025-41069 An issue was discovered in function d_discriminator in file cp-demangle.c in BinUtils… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2025-41068 A buffer overflow vulnerability in function gnu_special in file cplus-dem.c in BinUtils… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2021-21105 Heap-based Buffer Overflow in function bfd_getl32 in Binutils objdump 3.37. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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