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
0.17% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL10-BINUTILSGPROFNG-21271618
  • published20 Oct 2026
  • disclosed15 Sept 2026

Introduced: 15 Sep 2026

CVE-2026-91780  (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 weakness has been identified in GNU Binutils 2.47. This impacts the function elf_link_add_object_symbols of the file bfd/elflink.c. Executing a manipulation can lead to null pointer dereference. The attack needs to be launched locally. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. The project was informed of the problem early through a bug report but has not responded yet.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1