NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting binutils-gprofng package, versions <0:2.46.1-1.2.hum1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.18% (7th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL10-BINUTILSGPROFNG-21271027
  • published20 Oct 2026
  • disclosed15 Sept 2026

Introduced: 15 Sep 2026

CVE-2026-91782  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:10 binutils-gprofng to version 0:2.46.1-1.2.hum1 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2026:67961.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream binutils-gprofng package and not the binutils-gprofng package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability was detected in GNU Binutils 2.47. Affected by this vulnerability is the function elf_x86_allocate_dynrelocs of the file bfd/elfxx-x86.c of the component Dynamic Relocation Allocation. The manipulation results in null pointer dereference. The attack requires a local approach. The exploit is now public and may be used. Upgrading to version 2.48 addresses this issue. The patch is identified as d1268210b6f6/471130b39c0/283d3198bed/0a84e560216/a692a633d40. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1