# CVE-2026-90828: GNU Binutils ELF Orphan Section ldelf.c elf\_orphan\_compatible null pointer dereference

- 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: 2026-09-15

## Affected

- GNU Binutils: 2.47

## Description

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.

## What to do

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## References

- https://vuldb.com/vuln/403330
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/403330/cti
- https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-90828
- https://vuldb.com/submit/925227
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=34450
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=16882
- https://www.gnu.org/

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