CVE catalog

CVE-2026-91781

Severity: Low · CVSS 3.3CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Published: Sep 15, 2026, 8:45:14 AM UTC
Updated: Sep 15, 2026, 9:16:45 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.18% · Oct 25, 2026

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.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	binutils	sid	`2.47.50.20261021-1`	vulnerable
Debian	binutils	forky	`2.47.50.20261021-1`	vulnerable
Debian	binutils	trixie	`2.44-3`	vulnerable
Debian	binutils	bookworm	`2.40-2`	vulnerable
Cpe	binutils	Not reported	Not reported	unknown

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	binutils	source	sid	`(unfixed)`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	binutils	source	forky	`(unfixed)`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	binutils	source	trixie	`(unfixed)`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	binutils	source	bookworm	`(unfixed)`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[binutils]Affected
Details (2)
- 2.40-2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · binutils · debian · bookworm; nvd · binutils · debian · 12
- 2.40-2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · binutils · debian · bookworm; nvd · binutils · debian · 12
[binutils-aarch64-linux-gnu]Affected
Source package: [binutils]
Details (2)
- 2.40-2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · binutils · debian · bookworm; nvd · binutils · debian · 12
- 2.40-2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · binutils · debian · bookworm; nvd · binutils · debian · 12
[binutils-aarch64-linux-gnu-dbg]Affected
Source package: [binutils]
Details (2)
- 2.40-2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · binutils · debian · bookworm; nvd · binutils · debian · 12
- 2.40-2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · binutils · debian · bookworm; nvd · binutils · debian · 12
[binutils-alpha-linux-gnu]Affected
Source package: [binutils]
Details (1)
- 2.40-2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · binutils · debian · bookworm; nvd · binutils · debian · 12
[binutils-alpha-linux-gnu-dbg]Affected
Source package: [binutils]
Details (1)
- 2.40-2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · binutils · debian · bookworm; nvd · binutils · debian · 12
[binutils-arc-linux-gnu]Affected
Source package: [binutils]
Details (2)
- 2.40-2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · binutils · debian · bookworm; nvd · binutils · debian · 12
- 2.40-2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · binutils · debian · bookworm; nvd · binutils · debian · 12
[binutils-arc-linux-gnu-dbg]Affected
Source package: [binutils]
Details (2)
- 2.40-2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · binutils · debian · bookworm; nvd · binutils · debian · 12
- 2.40-2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · binutils · debian · bookworm; nvd · binutils · debian · 12
[binutils-arm-linux-gnueabi]Affected
Source package: [binutils]
Details (2)
- 2.40-2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · binutils · debian · bookworm; nvd · binutils · debian · 12
- 2.40-2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · binutils · debian · bookworm; nvd · binutils · debian · 12
[binutils-arm-linux-gnueabi-dbg]Affected
Source package: [binutils]
Details (2)
- 2.40-2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · binutils · debian · bookworm; nvd · binutils · debian · 12
- 2.40-2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · binutils · debian · bookworm; nvd · binutils · debian · 12
[binutils-arm-linux-gnueabihf]Affected
Source package: [binutils]
Details (2)
- 2.40-2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · binutils · debian · bookworm; nvd · binutils · debian · 12
- 2.40-2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · binutils · debian · bookworm; nvd · binutils · debian · 12
[binutils-arm-linux-gnueabihf-dbg]Affected
Source package: [binutils]
Details (2)
- 2.40-2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · binutils · debian · bookworm; nvd · binutils · debian · 12
- 2.40-2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · binutils · debian · bookworm; nvd · binutils · debian · 12
[binutils-common]Affected
Source package: [binutils]
Details (2)
- 2.40-2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · binutils · debian · bookworm; nvd · binutils · debian · 12
- 2.40-2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · binutils · debian · bookworm; nvd · binutils · debian · 12
[binutils-dev]Affected
Source package: [binutils]
Details (2)
- 2.40-2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · binutils · debian · bookworm; nvd · binutils · debian · 12
- 2.40-2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · binutils · debian · bookworm; nvd · binutils · debian · 12
[binutils-doc]Affected
Source package: [binutils]
Details (2)
- 2.40-2 · all · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · binutils · debian · bookworm; nvd · binutils · debian · 12
- 2.40-2 · all · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · binutils · debian · bookworm; nvd · binutils · debian · 12
[binutils-for-build]Affected
Source package: [binutils]
Details (2)
- 2.40-2 · all · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · binutils · debian · bookworm; nvd · binutils · debian · 12
- 2.40-2 · all · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · binutils · debian · bookworm; nvd · binutils · debian · 12
[binutils-for-host]Affected
Source package: [binutils]
Details (2)
- 2.40-2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · binutils · debian · bookworm; nvd · binutils · debian · 12
- 2.40-2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · binutils · debian · bookworm; nvd · binutils · debian · 12
[binutils-hppa64-linux-gnu]Affected
Source package: [binutils]
Details (1)
- 2.40-2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · binutils · debian · bookworm; nvd · binutils · debian · 12
[binutils-hppa64-linux-gnu-dbg]Affected
Source package: [binutils]
Details (1)
- 2.40-2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · binutils · debian · bookworm; nvd · binutils · debian · 12
[binutils-hppa-linux-gnu]Affected
Source package: [binutils]
Details (1)
- 2.40-2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · binutils · debian · bookworm; nvd · binutils · debian · 12
[binutils-hppa-linux-gnu-dbg]Affected
Source package: [binutils]
Details (1)
- 2.40-2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · binutils · debian · bookworm; nvd · binutils · debian · 12

Next results

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 9:11:39 PM UTC

References

[CERT-Bund public advisories] · [Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [National Vulnerability Database (NVD)] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]