CVE-2026-90804

Medium

Description

A vulnerability was detected in GNU Binutils 2.47. Affected by this issue is the function _bfd_elf_write_section_eh_frame of the file bfd/elf-eh-frame.c of the component Eh Frame Section Handler. Performing a manipulation of the argument cie_length/fde_length/augmentation_data_size/write_offset results in buffer overflow. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploit is now public and may be used. The project was informed of the problem early through a bug report but has not responded yet.

SeverityMedium
CVSS4.8
Exploit probability—
ProductGnu Binutils
PublishedSep 14, 2026
First seenSep 14, 2026

How to fix

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ProductAffected versionsFixed in
gnu binutils2.47—

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