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CVE-2026-91781 json

GNU Binutils ELF Section elf64-x86-64.c elf_x86_64_common_section_index null pointer dereference

published last mo. modified last mo. also EUVD-2026-78329

cvss
3.3
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.2%
EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 7%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A security vulnerability has been detected in GNU Binutils 2.47. Affected is the function elf_x86_64_common_section_index of the file bfd/elf64-x86-64.c of the component ELF Section Handler. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. The attack needs to be performed locally. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. Upgrading to version 2.48 is able to address this issue. The identifier of the patch is 7322e9bc30cb282575a701c307851fd3d66fee68. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Patch / fix

  • GNU Binutils 2.48
  • binutils hummingbird 1 2.46.1-1.2.hum1
  • binutils-gold hummingbird 1 2.46.1-1.2.hum1
  • binutils-gprofng hummingbird 1 2.46.1-1.2.hum1

red hat advisories RHSA-2026:67961

  • binutils openSUSE Tumbleweed 2.47-2.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:12315-1

  • binutils Azure Linux 3.0 2.41-14

azure linux advisories AZL-103368

Azure Linux vulnerability data, Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation, from https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData via OSV, under the MIT licence; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. MIT

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Vendor advisories

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red hat product security vex CVE-2026-91781 updated cvss 3.3

binutils: GNU Binutils: Local denial of service vulnerability

  • Red Hat Hardened Images binutils 2.46.1-1.2.hum1, binutils-gold 2.46.1-1.2.hum1, binutils-gprofng 2.46.1-1.2.hum1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:67961

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
last mo.

Exploit prediction

0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 7% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/Ech06/CVE_submit/tree/main/bugzilla/pocs/34449 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • sourceware.org https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=34449 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 4.0 4.8 CVSS: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
CNA 3.1 3.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CNA 3.0 3.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CNA 2.0 1.7 AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C
CNA 4.0 1.9 CVSS: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:X
CNA 3.1 3.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CNA 2.0 1.7 AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products

  • GNU Binutils

Classification

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

References

Sources

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