Description
A vulnerability was detected in GNU Binutils 2.47. The affected element is the function _bfd_elf_strtab_delref of the file bfd/elf-strtab.c of the component ELF String Table. The manipulation results in memory corruption. The attack requires a local approach. 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.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 5.3/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:LWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| GNU | Binutils | 2.47 |
References
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=16886Third Party Advisory
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=34454Third Party Advisory
- https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-90831Third Party Advisory
- https://vuldb.com/submit/925230Third Party Advisory
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/403333Third Party Advisory
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/403333/ctiPermissions Required
- https://www.gnu.org/Product
Timeline
- Published
- Sep 14, 2026
- Last modified
- Sep 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Analyzed