Bug 2533541 (CVE-2026-90831) - CVE-2026-90831 binutils: GNU Binutils: Memory corruption via local manipulation of ELF String Table
Summary: CVE-2026-90831 binutils: GNU Binutils: Memory corruption via local manipulati...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-90831
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-09-14 23:01 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-09-15 17:00 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-09-14 23:01:54 UTC 
A vulnerability was detected in GNU Binutils 2.47. The affected element is the function _bfd_elf_strtab_delref of the file bfd/elf-strtab.c of the component ELF String Table. The manipulation results in memory corruption. The attack requires a local approach. 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.
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