A security flaw has been discovered in GNU Binutils 2.47. This impacts the function cache_bwrite of the file bfd/cache.c of the component ld. The manipulation of the argument nbytes results in buffer overflow. The attack requires a local approach. 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.
History

Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:00:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.47:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:15:00 +0000

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References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Moderate


Mon, 14 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0000

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Description A security flaw has been discovered in GNU Binutils 2.47. This impacts the function cache_bwrite of the file bfd/cache.c of the component ld. The manipulation of the argument nbytes results in buffer overflow. The attack requires a local approach. 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.
Title GNU Binutils ld cache.c cache_bwrite buffer overflow
First Time appeared Gnu
Gnu binutils
Weaknesses CWE-119
CWE-120
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Gnu
Gnu binutils
References
Metrics cvssV2_0

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR'}

cvssV3_0

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 4.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulDB

Published: 2026-09-14T16:15:14.725Z

Updated: 2026-09-14T16:32:57.245Z

Reserved: 2026-09-13T15:33:38.779Z

Link: CVE-2026-90801

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-14T16:32:53.202Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-09-14T17:17:56.610

Modified: 2026-09-18T14:42:27.257

Link: CVE-2026-90801

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-09-14T16:15:14Z

Links: CVE-2026-90801 - Bugzilla