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CVE-2026-90831

GNU Binutils ELF String Table elf-strtab.c _bfd_elf_strtab_delref memory corruption

MEDIUM
5.3
CVSS Score
Published: September 14, 2026 at 10:45 PM UTC
Updated: September 16, 2026 at 05:18 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorBinutils

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Severity
MEDIUM5.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

A vulnerability was detected in GNU Binutils 2.47. The affected element is the function _bfd_elf_strtab_delref of the file bfd/elf-strtab.c of the component ELF String Table. The manipulation results in memory corruption. The attack requires a local approach. 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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (7)

VDB EntryTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://vuldb.com/vuln/403333
SignaturePermissions Required
Source: cverecord
https://vuldb.com/vuln/403333/cti
Third Party Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-90831
Third Party Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://vuldb.com/submit/925230
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=34454
ExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=16886
Broken LinkProduct
Source: cverecord
https://www.gnu.org/

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

5.3MEDIUMVulDB
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-119

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