A security vulnerability has been detected 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. The attack needs to be performed locally. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. Upgrading to version 2.48 is able to address this issue. The identifier of the patch is 7322e9bc30cb282575a701c307851fd3d66fee68. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.
Weakness
The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binutils | Gnu | 2.47 (including) | 2.47 (including) |
Potential Mitigations
- Use a language that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid.
- For example, languages such as Java, Ruby, and Lisp perform automatic garbage collection that releases memory for objects that have been deallocated.
Related Attack Patterns
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/125.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/130.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/131.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/494.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/495.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/496.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/666.html
References
- https://github.com/Ech06/CVE_submit/tree/main/bugzilla/pocs/34449
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=34449
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=7322e9bc30cb282575a701c307851fd3d66fee68
- https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-91781
- https://vuldb.com/submit/933336
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/404052
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/404052/cti
- https://www.gnu.org/