CVE-2026-91781 | GNU Binutils 2.47 ELF Section bfd/elf64-x86-64.c elf_x86_64_common_section_index null pointer dereference (Bug 34449)

September 15, 2026 Yanac

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in GNU Binutils 2.47. Affected is the function elf_x86_64_common_section_index of the file bfd/elf64-x86-64.c of the component ELF Section Handler. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference.

This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2026-91781. The attack needs to be performed locally. Additionally, an exploit exists.

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