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Vulnerability Analysis
GNU Binutils Section Merge merge.c _bfd_write_merged_section null pointer dereference

CVE-2026-90830

x_open-source

A security vulnerability has been detected in GNU Binutils 2.47. Impacted is the function _bfd_write_merged_section of the file bfd/merge.c of the component Section Merge. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. The attack needs to be performed locally. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The project was informed of the problem early through a bug report but has not responded yet.

No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
4.8
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EPSS:0.15%

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EPSS Score
0.152%
EPSS Percentile
4.7th pct
GitHub Severity
LOW
SSVC Exploitation
Proof of Concept
SSVC Automatable
No
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