CVE-2026-90802

A weakness has been identified in GNU Binutils 2.47. Affected is the function bfd_putl64 of the file bfd/libbfd.c of the component ld. This manipulation causes null pointer dereference. The attack requires local access. 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.

  • Published Sep 14, 2026
  • CVSS 1.9 low
  • 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS)
  • Public exploit code is available

Affected software

CVE-2026-90802 at the National Vulnerability Database