# CVE-2026-90801: GNU Binutils ld cache.c cache\_bwrite buffer overflow

- Severity: CVSS 4.8 (Medium), CNA
- 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
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-09-14 · Updated: 2026-09-14

## Affected

- GNU Binutils: 2.47

## Description

A security flaw has been discovered in GNU Binutils 2.47. This impacts the function cache_bwrite of the file bfd/cache.c of the component ld. The manipulation of the argument nbytes results in buffer overflow. The attack requires a local approach. 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.

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## References

- https://vuldb.com/vuln/403303
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/403303/cti
- https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-90801
- https://vuldb.com/submit/920276
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=34442
- https://github.com/r1ck9-2q/cve_summit/blob/main/Heap-buffer-overflow%20in%20%60cache_bwrite%60%20(bfdcache.c436)%20via%20malformed%20ELF%20with%20%60--gc-sections%20-w%60.md
- https://www.gnu.org/

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