CVE-2026-91782 (GCVE-0-2026-91782)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-15 09:00 – Updated: 2026-09-17 14:01 X_Open Source
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
GNU Binutils Dynamic Relocation Allocation elfxx-x86.c elf_x86_allocate_dynrelocs null pointer dereference
Summary
A vulnerability was detected in GNU Binutils 2.47. Affected by this vulnerability is the function elf_x86_allocate_dynrelocs of the file bfd/elfxx-x86.c of the component Dynamic Relocation Allocation. The manipulation results in null pointer dereference. The attack requires a local approach. The exploit is now public and may be used. Upgrading to version 2.48 addresses this issue. The patch is identified as d1268210b6f6/471130b39c0/283d3198bed/0a84e560216/a692a633d40. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-17 14:00 UTC
Assigner
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| https://vuldb.com/submit/933335 | third-party-advisory |
| https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=34448 | broken-linkissue-tracking |
| https://github.com/Ech06/CVE_submit/tree/main/bug… | exploit |
| https://www.gnu.org/ | broken-linkproduct |
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The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.
Browse all ATT&CK techniques and the vulnerabilities related to each.
The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.
Browse all ATT&CK techniques and the vulnerabilities related to each.
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