CVE-2026-90803
CVE-2026-90803 — GNU Binutils ld elf64-x86-64.c elf_x86_64_relocate_section buffer overflow
A security vulnerability has been detected in GNU Binutils 2.47. Affected by this vulnerability is the function elf_x86_64_relocate_section of the file bfd/elf64-x86-64.c of the component ld. Such manipulation of the argument roff leads to buffer overflow. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. Upgrading to version 2.48 addresses this issue. The name of the patch is 471130b39c03623ec6d78ece377ff4da3f6bfe7b. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
Published Updated Sources: cvelistV5, VulDB
Triage
Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the scoring sources call it.
Exploitation
Unreported
no source claims exploitation
EPSS
0%
chance of exploitation in 30 days
CVSS base
5.3
MEDIUM
CISA SSVC assessment
Three decision points CISA publishes for the CVEs it assesses · SSVC 2.0.3. A stakeholder decision, not a severity score.
Exploitation
PoC
none · proof-of-concept · active
Automatable
No
can an attacker script all four kill-chain steps
Technical impact
Partial
partial · total control of the vulnerable component
Affected scope
The catalog records vendors and products as separate lists, not pairs, so which product belongs to which vendor is not something this page can say.
Vendors (1)
Products (1)
Every base score collected
Sources score independently and disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.
| Score | Version | Severity | Expl. | Impact | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.3 | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | — | — | cvelistV5 |
Weakness & attack patterns
- CWE-120
- CWE-119
Detection
Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not rules we have tested.
- Search application, proxy, and WAF logs for requests touching /elf64-x86-64.c.
References
8 on the record
- vuldb.com/vuln/403305
vdb-entry, technical-description
- vuldb.com/vuln/403305/cti
signature, permissions-required
- vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-90803
third-party-advisory
- vuldb.com/submit/920280
third-party-advisory
- sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=34444
issue-tracking
- github.com/r1ck9-2q/cve_summit/blob/main/Heap%20OOB%20readwrite%20and%20SEGV%20in%20%60elf_x86_64_relocate_section%60%20(bfdelf64-x86-64.c4530%20%204835)%20via%20malformed%20relocation.md
exploit
- sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=471130b39c03623ec6d78ece377ff4da3f6bfe7b
patch
- www.gnu.org/
broken-link, product
Elsewhere on this site
Not in any source we poll
Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.
- No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
- No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
- No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.