CVE-2026-90802
Fixed in a distro release EPSS <1%CVSS 4.4
A weakness has been identified in GNU Binutils 2.47. Affected is the function bfd_putl64 of the file bfd/libbfd.c of the component ld. This manipulation causes null pointer dereference. The attack requires local access. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. The project was informed of the problem early through a bug report but has not responded yet.
Products: gnu binutils
Distro releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Chainguard | binutils | no fix |
| Chainguard | binutils-arm-none-eabi | no fix |
| Chainguard | binutils-arm-none-eabi-doc | no fix |
| Chainguard | binutils-dev | no fix |
| Chainguard | binutils-doc | no fix |
| Chainguard | binutils-gold | no fix |
| Debian 12 | binutils | no fix |
| Debian 13 | binutils | no fix |
| Debian 14 | binutils | no fix |
| Red Hat hummingbird 1 | binutils | 0:2.46.1-1.1.hum1 |
| Red Hat hummingbird 1 | binutils-devel | 0:2.46.1-1.1.hum1 |
| Red Hat hummingbird 1 | binutils-gold | 0:2.46.1-1.1.hum1 |
| Red Hat hummingbird 1 | binutils-gprofng | 0:2.46.1-1.1.hum1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | binutils | no fix |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | binutils | no fix |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | binutils | no fix |
| Ubuntu 26.10 | binutils | no fix |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | binutils | no fix |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | binutils | no fix |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | binutils | no fix |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | binutils | no fix |
| Wolfi | binutils | no fix |
| Wolfi | binutils-dev | no fix |
| Wolfi | binutils-doc | no fix |
| Wolfi | binutils-gold | no fix |