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Fencer Vulns
low 3.3

CVE-2026-91779 json

GNU Binutils Eh Frame elf-eh-frame.c _bfd_elf_eh_frame_section_offset null pointer dereference

published 2026-09-15 55 d ago modified 2026-09-16 54 d ago also EUVD-2026-78325

cvss
3.3
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.2%
EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 6%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A security flaw has been discovered in GNU Binutils 2.47. This affects the function _bfd_elf_eh_frame_section_offset of the file bfd/elf-eh-frame.c of the component Eh Frame Handler. Performing a manipulation results in null pointer dereference. The attack must be initiated from a local position. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. The project was informed of the problem early through a bug report but has not responded yet.

Patch / fix

  • binutils hummingbird 1 2.46.1-1.2.hum1
  • binutils-gold hummingbird 1 2.46.1-1.2.hum1
  • binutils-gprofng hummingbird 1 2.46.1-1.2.hum1

red hat advisories RHSA-2026:67961

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2026-91779 updated cvss 5.5

binutils: GNU Binutils: Denial of Service via null pointer dereference

  • Red Hat Hardened Images binutils 2.46.1-1.2.hum1, binutils-gold 2.46.1-1.2.hum1, binutils-gprofng 2.46.1-1.2.hum1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:67961

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
55 d ago

Exploit prediction

0.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 6% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/Ech06/CVE_submit/blob/main/bugzilla/issues/34446.md referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 4.0 4.8 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
CNA 3.1 3.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
CNA 3.0 3.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
CNA 2.0 1.7 AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR
CNA 4.0 1.9 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CNA 3.1 3.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CNA 2.0 1.7 AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products

  • GNU Binutils

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference
  • CWE-404 Improper Resource Shutdown or Release

References

Sources

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