CVE-2026-90801

ADVISORY - nist

Summary

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.

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

ADVISORY - nist

CWE-119⁠

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CWE-120⁠

Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

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