CVE-2026-90802 GNU Binutils ld libbfd.c bfd_putl64 null pointer dereference

What is CVE-2026-90802?

CVE-2026-90802 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gnu Binutils, published on 14 Sep 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-476, CWE-404

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-90802?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Gnu Binutils.

How do I fix CVE-2026-90802?

No fix published yet.

Is CVE-2026-90802 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-90802 exists.

Other vulnerabilities in Gnu Binutils

• CVE-2017-7614 Null dereference in n/a Critical 9.8
• CVE-2014-9939 Memory corruption in n/a Critical 9.8
• CVE-2017-7226 Information disclosure in n/a Critical 9.1
• CVE-2017-6969 Information disclosure in n/a Critical 9.1
• CVE-2020-19726 Denial of service in n/a High 8.8

All Gnu Binutils vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-90802, ECHO-8268-216c-1a31, GHSA-9587-j488-f7h3, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90802.