GNU Binutils elflink.c elf_link_add_object_symbols null pointer dereference (GNU Binutils)

CVE-2026-91780
MEDIUM 4.8

At a glance

Source
NVD
EPSS
EPSS 0.17 % · percentile 6 ()
State
PUBLISHED
Published
Updated
Assigner
VulDB
NVD status
Analyzed

Description

A weakness has been identified in GNU Binutils 2.47. This impacts the function elf_link_add_object_symbols of the file bfd/elflink.c. 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.

Weaknesses (CWE)

  • CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference
  • CWE-404 — Improper Resource Shutdown or Release

References

Scores

VersionScoreVectorScored by
CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 4.8CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:PVulDB
CVSS 3.1LOW 3.3CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:RVulDB
CVSS 3.0LOW 3.3CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:RVulDB
CVSS 2.0LOW 1.7AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:URVulDB
CVSS 4.0LOW 1.9CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:XNVD · cna@vuldb.com (Secondary)
CVSS 3.1LOW 3.3CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:LNVD · cna@vuldb.com (Secondary)
CVSS 2.0LOW 1.7AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:PNVD · cna@vuldb.com (Secondary)

European references

Affected configurations (NVD CPE)

Affected products

ProductVersions
GNU · Binutilsaffected 2.47

Sources

SourceLicence
CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5)CVE Program Terms of Use
EPSS (FIRST.org)FIRST — attribution requested
ENISA EUVDENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged
NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feedsPublic domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD