CVE-2026-90804

Public on 2026-09-14
Modified on 2026-09-15
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.
Severity
Medium severity
Medium
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CVSS v3 Base Score
4.4
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 2 - Core binutils Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 binutils Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2027 Preview binutils Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2 - Core gcc10-binutils Pending Fix

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 4.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L