MEDIUM
CVE-2026-90804
CVSS
6.1
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.
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-119
Memory Buffer Bounds Error
CWE-120
Classic Buffer Overflow
EPSS Score
0.14%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
3.5th percentile
References
https://github.com/r1ck9-2q/cve_summit/blob/main/Heap%20OOB%20write%20%20negative-size%20%60memmove%60%20%20SEGV%20in%20%60_bfd_elf_write_section_eh_frame%60%20(bfdelf-eh-frame.c2064%20%202083%20%202193)%20via%20malformed%20%60.eh_frame%60.md
Exploit, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=34445
Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-90804
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/submit/920281
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/vuln/403306
Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/vuln/403306/cti
Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.gnu.org/
Product
Base CVE data derived from NVD (public domain). Enrichment by
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(CC-BY-4.0). Fetched via API.